CAPITAL BANK v. AMERICAN EYEWEAR, INC.

No. 20174.

597 S.W.2d 17 (1980)

CAPITAL BANK, Appellant, v. AMERICAN EYEWEAR, INC., Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

Rehearing Denied March 18, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Rodney Acker, Jenkens & Gilchrist, Dallas, for appellant.

Michael R. Cooper, Cooper, Hayner, Miller & Long, Dallas, for appellee.

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


GUITTARD, Chief Justice.

In this suit for a declaratory judgment, the trial court, without a jury, found that a certain document bearing the signatures of both parties was a valid and binding lease to plaintiff American Eyewear, Inc. from defendant Capital Bank. The bank appeals on several grounds, of which we consider only two. We hold that the document is not effective as a lease under the Statute of Frauds, Tex.Bus. & Comm.Code Ann. § 26.01 (Vernon 1968...

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