Retama Manor Nursing Centers, Inc. v. Cole

OPINION

YOUNG, Justice.

In this case Lee Roy Cole, d/b/a Lee Roy Cole Contractor, appellee, sued Retama Manor Nursing Centers, Inc. and Geriatrics, Inc., appellants, for lost profits incurred when the appellants repudiated contracts to construct a nursing home addition.

Trial was to the court with a jury which found that Cole and the appellants had entered into two different oral contracts, that they had been breached, and that Cole sustained lost profits in the amount of $50,-000.00. Appellants filed a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict which was denied, and judgment was entered on…