Legal Opinion
UTL CORP. v. Marcus
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided October 9, 1979No. 19903PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Carver, Justice.
UTL Corporation appeals from a judgment rendered in favor of Charles Marcus, Trustee, for breach of a real estate contract. The trial court awarded damages to Marcus. We reverse and render on the ground that the evidence failed to show the existence of a real estate contract meeting our statute of frauds.
In November, 1975, UTL signed a letter prepared by the Henry S. Miller Company, listing the UTL Corporation building in Dallas for sale, lease-back by UTL, and a re-purchase option to UTL. The two and a quarter page letter concluded with the following language:
UTL further…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Wheeler v. WhiteTexas Supreme Court · 1965
- United Concrete Pipe Corp. v. Spin-Line Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1968
- Rankin v. NaftalisTexas Supreme Court · 1977
- Loma Vista Development Co. v. JohnsonTexas Supreme Court · 1944
- Garcia v. VillarrealCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1971
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd. v. United StatesUnited States Court of International Trade · 2002
- Xarin Real Estate, Inc. v. Gamboa, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1986
- Kinnard v. HomannCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1988
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