GREEN TREE ACCEPTANCE, INC. v. COMBS

No. 04-87-00073-CV.

745 S.W.2d 87 (1988)

GREEN TREE ACCEPTANCE, INC., Appellant, v. Gene COMBS, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

Rehearing Denied February 17, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kim Brightwell, Austin, for appellant.

Andrew Cline, San Antonio, for appellee.

Before ESQUIVEL, BUTTS and CHAPA, JJ.


OPINION

BUTTS, Justice.

Gene Combs was discharged as an employee of Green Tree Acceptance, Inc. When Combs subsequently attempted to exercise stock options, Green Tree refused to comply, justifying its refusal upon the terms of the option contracts, specifically that Combs was discharged for "gross and willful misconduct." Combs sued and Green Tree appeals from an adverse verdict.

Green Tree raises twelve points of error which we group into three...

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