Hohenberg Bros. Co. v. George E. Gibbons & Co.
Texas Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
DENTON, Justice.
Hohenberg Brothers Company brought suit for damages against George E. Gibbons and Company for breach of contract for failure to deliver cotton. The trial court, sitting without a jury, rendered a take nothing judgment against the plaintiffs. The court of civil appeals affirmed, holding that the contract called for certain conditions precedent to defendant’s liability and that the occurrence of such conditions had not been proven. 526 S.W.2d 570. We reverse the judgments of the courts below and remand the cause to the trial court.
George E. Gibbons & Company was a brokerage firm…
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