Lone Star Gas Co. v. Pippin

CARVER, Justice.

Lone Star Gas Company appeals from a judgment awarding Claude L. Pippin $13,-687.19 in damages for breach of an oral contract to employ him “for as long as his work is satisfactory.” Lone Star complains that there is no evidence or insufficient evidence to support the jury’s finding that Lone Star was not “honestly dissatisfied” with Pippin’s work, or that the finding is against the great weight and preponderance of the evidence. We agree that there is no evidence to sustain the jury’s finding. Accordingly, we reverse and render judgment for Lone Star.

In March 1953, Pippin was…