Marathon Oil Co. v. Collins

OPINION

BROOK, Judge

Case Summary

Appellant-plaintiff Marathon Oil Company, successor by merger with Marathon Petroleum Company, ("Marathon") appeals a judgment in favor of appellee-defendant Danny Collins ("Collins"). We affirm.

Issues

Marathon raises four issues, which we consolidate and restate as follows:

I. Whether the statute of frauds should have precluded recovery of Collins' damages;

II. Whether the evidence supports a finding of constructive fraud; and

Whether the court ordered proper damage awards to Marathon and Collins. TIL.

Facts and Procedural History

The facts most favorable to the…