Patton v. Nicholas

FRASER, Justice.

This is an appeal from the District Court of Dallas County, Texas, 134th Judicial District, wherein the case was tried to a jury on special issues. It was a suit whereby plaintiffs, hereinafter known as “appel-lees” obtained a judgment against defendant, hereinafter known as “appellant”, dissolving the business of Machinery Sales & Supply Company, and disregarded the corporate entity of the corporation involved.

Appellant had taken Nicholas and Parks, appellees, into his employment, and in 1940 had granted each appellee 10% of the profits of the business, which percentage he…