GREAT NAT. LIFE INS. CO. v. ELLIOTT

No. 20083.

592 S.W.2d 404 (1979)

GREAT NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, formerly USLife Life Insurance Company of Texas, Appellant, v. B. N. ELLIOTT, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

Rehearing Denied January 16, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ernest E. Figari, Jr., Dallas, for appellant.

S. Stewart Frazer, Dallas, for appellee.

Before GUITTARD, C. J., and CARVER and HUMPHREYS, JJ.


CARVER, Justice.

Great National appeals from a judgment on a jury verdict in favor of Elliott for $12,500 loss of salary due to his early discharge on a one year employment agreement. We reverse and render because the record fails to support the jury's finding that Great National's senior vice-president had the authority to hire Elliott for a year.

The facts supporting the verdict, related by Elliott in his testimony, show that Elliott never spoke to anyone...

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