Legal Opinion

Weitzman v. Steinberg

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided July 22, 1982No. 05-81-00737-CVPublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

AKIN, Justice.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment granted appellees-sellers, Steinberg et. ah, and against plaintiff, Weitzman, who sued for enforcement of an option contract to purchase a majority interest in a joint venture or to purchase the land owned by the joint venture and, alternatively, for damages for breach of contract. We hold that the option agreement is too vague and indefinite to be enforced as a contract. Accordingly, we affirm.

In 1972, Herbert Weitzman formed a joint venture, MSW Investments, with ap-pellees, Lawrence Steinberg, Joel Steinberg, and Kenneth Merritt, to…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Moore v. DilworthTexas Supreme Court · 1944
  2. Bryant v. ClarkTexas Supreme Court · 1962
  3. Boddy v. GrayCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1973
  4. Estate of Eberling v. FairCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1976
  5. Mooney v. IngramCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1977

3Cited by39 opinions

  1. Neeley v. Bankers Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
  2. Maranatha Temple, Inc. v. Enterprise Products Company, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1995
  3. Gillum v. Republic Health Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1989
  4. University National Bank v. Ernst & Whinney, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1989
  5. Addicks Services, Inc. v. GGP-BRIDGELAND, LPCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2010

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