SCOTT v. INGLE BROS. PACIFIC, INC.

No. B-3374.

489 S.W.2d 554 (1972)

H. L. SCOTT, Petitioner, v. INGLE BROS. PACIFIC, INC., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

December 27, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. J. Humphrey, Amarillo, for petitioner.

Gibson, Ochsner, Adkins, Harlan & Hankins, Michael C. Musick, Amarillo, for respondent.


GREENHILL, Chief Justice.

The question before us is whether the parties had entered into a contract whereby Ingle Bros. Pacific, Inc., agreed to employ H. L. Scott. The trial court held that, as a matter of law, there was a contract of employment; and based on jury findings of a breach of the contract, it entered a judgment for Scott for some $54,210. The court of civil appeals completely disagreed. It held that as a matter of law there was no employment contract...

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