Bill Shannon, Inc. v. San Clemente

OPINION

BUTTS, Justice.

This is a suit on a promissory note. Plaintiff, Bill Shannon, Inc., appeals from a take nothing judgment following a jury trial.

Plaintiff, a contractor, and defendant, Frank San Clemente, a subcontractor, undertook a contract to build ramps, handrails, and signs relating to access for handicapped persons at various parks for the City of San Antonio. The undertaking was not successful financially. Both the contractor and subcontractor suffered losses.

San Clemente signed a promissory note at the office of the attorney for plaintiff on August 10, 1982. It provided that San…