Sorrells v. Coffield

Mr. Judge Brewster,

of the Commission of Appeals delivered the opinion for the Court.

W. F. Sorrells, petitioner, sued C. W. Coffield, respondent, seeking an adjudication that they were joint owners of certain land, the legal title to which was in Coffield. A trial court judgment for Sorrells, based on a jury verdict, was reversed by the court of civil appeals and rendered for Coffield. 183 S. W. (2d) 223.

Sorrells alleged that he and Coffield orally “entered into an agreement and former a partnership” for the purchase of 120 acres of land belonging to one Butler, the purchase price to be paid…