Legal Opinion
Franklin v. Jackson
Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)
Decided January 20, 1993No. 08-92-00054-CVPublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KOEHLER, Justice.
In a suit for breach of contract, the defendant moved for summary judgment on the ground that the contract was illegal and therefore unenforceable. Plaintiffs appeal from the order granting the summary judgment. We reverse and remand.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
On July 15, 1982, J.S. & D., Inc. and J.O. Jackson (Jackson), Appellee, entered into an agreement in writing whereby J.S. & D. sold to Jackson its United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) peanut allotments for a period of four years. The agreement provided that at the end of the term, the buyer would sell the…
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- Lewis v. DavisTexas Supreme Court · 1947
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