Legal Opinion
James v. Vernon Calhoun Packing Company
Texas Supreme Court
Decided July 25, 1973No. B-3708PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALKER, Justice.
Clifford James brought this suit against his former employer, Vernon Calhoun Packing Company, to recover damages for breach of an alleged contract for lifetime employment. Special exceptions to plaintiff’s petition were sustained by the trial court. When plaintiff failed to. amend within the time allowed by the court, the suit was dismissed. The Court of Civil Appeals affirmed. 486 S.W.2d 396. We affirm.
According to the allegations of plaintiff’s petition, he was formerly employed by defendant packing company, which carried workmen’s compensation insurance. On May 29, 1962, he…
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