Collins v. McCombs

CADENA, Justice.

Plaintiff, James M. Collins, appeals from a summary judgment denying him recovery in a case in which plaintiff sought damages for an alleged fraud perpetrated on him by defendant, B. J. “Red” McCombs.

The allegations in plaintiff’s petition may be summarized as follows:

1. In the summer of 1968, plaintiff was an employee of a corporation owned or controlled by defendant and was being paid $1,050.00 per month. Prior to September 20, 1968, G. L. Smith, who owned and operated the “Brackenridge Eagle,” a miniature train ride in Brackenridge Park in the City of San Antonio, offered…