1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. S.W.2d
  4. 551 S.W.2d
  5. 551 S.W.2d 106 (1977)
 

AMERICAN NAT. INS. CO. v. TRI-CITIES CONST., INC.

No. 16833.

551 S.W.2d 106 (1977)

AMERICAN NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. TRI-CITIES CONSTRUCTION, INC., Appellee.

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

April 21, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dibrell, Dibrell, Greer & Brown, Ronald M. Gipson, Galveston, for appellant.

Childs, Fortenbach, Beck & Guyton, James J. Lee, Houston, for appellee.

PEDEN, Justice.

This appeal stems from the failure of Markland Development, a real estate developer, to consummate a loan commitment agreement with American National Insurance Company, as lender. Tri-Cities Construction, Inc., the assignee of Markland Development, sued appellant, American National, to recover an $11,000 "standby fee" paid by Markland to American National upon confirmation of the loan commitment. Appellant retained the fee as liquidated damages when...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases