FRETZ CONST. CO. v. SOUTHERN NAT. BANK, ETC.

No. B-9570.

626 S.W.2d 478 (1981)

FRETZ CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, Petitioner, v. SOUTHERN NATIONAL BANK OF HOUSTON, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

On Rehearing January 27, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bracewell & Patterson, William Fred Hagans and B. Thomas Cook, Houston, for petitioner.

Andrews, Kurth, Campbell & Jones, Fred Knapp, Jr., Houston, for respondent.


McGEE, Justice.

Fretz Construction Company (Fretz), a general contractor, sued Southern National Bank of Houston (Bank), the interim lender on a construction project, for damages for breach of contract, breach of third-party beneficiary contract, promissory estoppel, and fraud. In answers to special issues, the jury returned findings favorable to Fretz on its breach of contract, third-party beneficiary, and promissory estoppel claims, but failed to find all the elements...

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