Gano v. Jamail

OPINION

DRAUGHN, Justice.

Appellant, John Gano (Gano), a Houston attorney, appeals a summary judgment rendered against him in his action to enforce the terms of an oral partnership agreement with appellee, Joseph D. Jamail (Jamail), also a Houston attorney. Gano contends that for various reasons, the trial court erred in entering said judgment. We find, however, that the summary judgment proof conclusively established that the oral contract was unenforceable under the Statute of Frauds and that Gano was estopped by his conduct from asserting this claim.

The relationship which forms the basis of…