Shelton v. Allen

OPINION

WILSON, Justice.

Judgment non obstante veredicto for defendant was rendered in plaintiff-lessee’s action for damages alleging eviction from property described in a written lease agreement. Appellee’s motion for judgment was granted upon the ground the description of the realty purportedly leased is insufficient to satisfy the statute of frauds, Art. 3995, Vernon’s Ann.Civ.St.

The agreement recited that defendant agreed “to lease my house and 138 acres of land” to plaintiff. The instrument is dated Amarillo, Texas, June 23, 1961. Defendant owned a tract of 590 acres in Brazos County.…