Chase v. Morgan

WADE, Justice.

George A. Chase, Jr., appellant herein, commenced this action against the Nicholas G. Morgan, Sr. Charitable Foundation, respondent herein, to recover for services allegedly rendered at its special instance and request in selling certain oil and gas leases. This judgment is an appeal from a judgment of no cause for action.

The trial court sitting without a jury found as a fact that appellant and his as-signee had rendered services in selling leases held by respondent with the United States Government to the Sierra Madre Oil Company, and that respondent had orally agreed to pay to…