Terry v. Allied Bancshares, Inc.

OPINION

FENDER, Chief Justice.

Appellant, Douglas L. Terry, who was the plaintiff below, sued Allied Bancshares, Inc. and Allied Bank of Bedford (hereinafter Allied) over a finder’s fee for real estate that appellant alleged he had earned. The trial court granted appellee’s motion for summary judgment and ordered a take nothing judgment. Terry appeals the granting of the summary judgment.

We affirm.

Appellant, Terry, was an officer of Allied. In the course of business Allied acquired numerous foreclosed properties. As an incentive to its employees to sell the properties, Allied offered what has…