Richard Sewing v. Steven Wayne Bowman as Personal Representative of the Estate of William C. Bowman

Opinion issued March 29, 2012.

In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

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NO. 01-10-00230-CV

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Richard Sewing, Appellant

V

Steven Wayne Bowman, AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM C. BOWMAN, Appellee

On Appeal from the 270th Judicial District Court

Harris County, Texas

Trial Court Case No. 2008-32360

DISSENTING OPINION

While the facts of this case engender sympathy for Bowman’s father, who paid his friend Richard Sewing over $200,000 but was not paid his money back, the statute of frauds bars enforcement of the alleged oral contract, and Bowman failed to…