HOUSTON CHRONICLE PUB. CO. v. McNAIR TRUCKLEASE, INC.

No. 16414.

519 S.W.2d 924 (1975)

HOUSTON CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY, Appellant, v. McNAIR TRUCKLEASE, INC., et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

Rehearing Denied March 6, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Liddell, Sapp, Zivley & Brown, W. Robert Brown, Charles H. Waters, Jr., Houston, for appellant.

Fulbright & Crooker, M. W. Parse, Jr., Barry N. Beck, Houston, for appellees.


PEDEN, Justice.

McNair Trucklease, Inc., and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Greater Houston Cartage Company, sued the Houston Chronicle for breach of a contract. The case was tried to the court without a jury, and McNair recovered a judgment in the amount of $231,756.98 plus prejudgment interest in the sum of $14,922.89.

In October, 1965, the Chronicle and McNair (at that time known as Prudential Leasing Corporation) entered into a five year contract for McNair...

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