FRIENDSWOOD DEVELOPMENT CO. v. McDADE + CO.

No. 96-0150.

926 S.W.2d 280 (1996)

FRIENDSWOOD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, Petitioner, v. McDADE + COMPANY, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Overruled August 16, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda Broocks, Michael Samford, Kelly H. Scoffield, Robert C. Harrison, Houston, for Petitioner.

John D. White, Jon L. Johnson, William P. Maines, C. Thomas Kruse, Houston, David M. Gunn, Bellaire, for Respondent.


OPINION

PER CURIAM.

This action requires that we answer two related questions. First, we must determine whether the brokerage contract between the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and McDade + Company is ambiguous. Second, if we conclude that the contract is not ambiguous, we must determine whether its terms permit ABS to lease office space from Friendswood Development Company without breaching the contract or subjecting Friendswood to liability for tortiously...

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