Hargrove v. Edmont Hotel Co.

COMBS, Justice.

Appellant, H. M. Hargrove, as plaintiff, filed this suit against appellee, Edmont Hotel Company, as defendant, for damages for alleged breach of a contract entered into between the parties whereby Mr. Hargrove acquired an option to lease for a period of .seven years the Edson Hotel, owned by appellee, in the City of Beaumont. The appeal is from the judgment of the trial court sustaining a general demurrer to plaintiff’s petition.

The sole question before us is whether or not plaintiff alleged a cause of action. The contract in question was entered into March IS, 1934. At that…