PEOPLES NAT. BANK v. BRYANT

No. 85-1155.

774 F.2d 682 (1985)

The PEOPLES NATIONAL BANK, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. G. Malcolm BRYANT and WIJO Drilling Company, a partnership, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 21, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael P. Metcalf, Jamie S. Vandivere, Dumas, Tex., for defendants-appellants.

Steven L. Hoard, Amarillo, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before RUBIN, JOHNSON, and JONES, Circuit Judges.


EDITH HOLLAN JONES, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff Peoples National Bank brought this diversity suit to recover on two unpaid promissory notes executed by defendants, G. Malcolm Bryant and WIJO Drilling Company. The trial court reversed a jury verdict in defendants favor, based on the parol evidence rule. Because we find that the trial court correctly applied the rule under Texas substantive law, we affirm.

The undisputed facts of this case are substantially restated...

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