Crescent Lumber & Shingle Co. v. Rotherum
Crescent Lumber & Shingle Co. v. Rotherum
Opinion of the Court
Appellant, a Washington corporation, sued defendants, resident citizens of Texas, upon a sworn account
Article 2226, Vernon’s Civil Statutes, as amended Acts 1953, 53rd Leg., p. 101, ch. 67, § 1, clearly provides for recovery of reasonable attorney’s fees, in addition to the claim and costs, on valid claims for, among other things, materials furnished, or suits founded upon a sworn account or accounts.
Reversed.
. Under Rule 185, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, formerly Art. 3736, Vernon’s Texas Civil Statutes.
. As originally enacted the amount of attorney’s fees was limited to $20 but this limitation was removed by amendment in 1949. The 1953 amendment added “or suits founded upon a sworn account or accounts.”
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- CRESCENT LUMBER & SHINGLE COMPANY v. J. C. ROTHERUM and R. W. Anders, jointly and severally, as individuals and as partners in the firm of J. C. Rotherum Lumber Company, a partnership
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