Legal Opinion
Hampton v. Sharp
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 6, 1969No. 15485PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PEDEN, Justice.
Suit for damages filed by Hampton against the appellees alleging that they willfully and maliciously interfered with his employment and that appellee Sharp committed an assault and battery on him. Hampton perfected this appeal after a non-jury trial resulted in entry of a judgment adverse to him.
Hampton was employed as a bartender by a food and drink concessionaire at the Sharpstown Country Club in Houston. He stayed on when James Sitgreaves entered into an oral agreement with Frank Sharp’s agent, Morgan Baker, that Sitgreaves would take over operation of those concessions in…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Phillips Chemical Company v. C. E. Hulbert, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Williams v. RitchesonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1948
- Escandon v. Pan American Foreign CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1937
- Vann v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1901
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- Champion v. Wright, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1987
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