Harris v. Siegel

BOND, Justice.

Appellant, Will Harris, instituted this suit against appellees, Harry Siegel, Louis Siegel, Siegel Investment Company, and Jake Lapin, claiming to have leased a portion of the lower floor of the Waldorf Hotel in the city of Dallas for a term of one year at a monthly rental of $150, plus all utility charges, such premises to be used as a café and for the sale of beer, when such beverage should become legally salable. Appellant alleged that, under the terms of the agreement, appellees sold to him the “good will” of the Waldorf Hotel operatives, and agreed not to operate, or to…