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NEWITT v. CAMDEN DRILLING CO.

No. 1159.

552 S.W.2d 928 (1977)

Louis A. NEWITT, Appellant, v. CAMDEN DRILLING COMPANY, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

Rehearing Denied June 30, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Holmgreen, Jr., Gary, Thomasson, Hall & Marks, Corpus Christi, for appellant.

Charles Porter, Porter, Taylor, Gonzalez, Thompson & Rogers, Corpus Christi, for appellee.

OPINION

NYE, Chief Justice.

This is a suit for moneys due on a drilling contract brought by Camden Drilling Company. The defendant Louis A. Newitt contended that the original written contract was superseded in certain particulars by a subsequent oral contract. The jury answered special issues favoring defendant Newitt on his affirmative defense of novation. The trial court disregarded the findings of the jury however, and entered a judgment non obstante...

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