Lister v. Walters

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice MOSELEY.

Robert Lister had some Harrison County lands which he wanted to have cleared for agricultural use and M. Wesley Walters performs that type of work using a bulldozer. They each apparently believed that they had entered into an oral agreement for Walters to perform this clearing work. Work was performed by Walters, and Lister paid Walters money.

At first blush and up to this point, it would sound as if a common gentlemen’s handshake agreement had been reached. However, as is often the case with such handshake agreements, a dispute arose between the gentlemen…