Hurst v. Forsythe

STEPHENSON, Justice.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment in favor of defendant. Plaintiff, Dr. Gerald L. Hurst brought this action against defendant, Richard W. Forsythe, for damages for breach of contract. The parties will be referred to here as they were in the trial court.

The allegations in plaintiff’s petition show the following: Defendant persuaded plaintiff to join with him and others to form a new corporation named Kinetics International Corporation (KIC). Plaintiff was to be the head scientist and devote his efforts to inventing a new explosive. Defendant agreed to see that…