Bennett v. McKrell

Mr. Judge Hickman

delivered the opinion of the Commission of Appeals, Section A.

The questions presented for decision in this case are of such nature that a short statement will be sufficient to disclose how they arose. A much fuller statement of the case is made in the opinion of the Court of Civil Appeals, which is reported in 125 S. W. (2d) 701.

Defendant in error, Clifton McKrell, sued plaintiff in error, Frank Bennett, individually and as sole devisee of his deceased wife, for specific performance of an oral contract which the jury found was made by McKrell with Bennett and his wife during…