Scott v. Scruggs

OPINION

CORNELIUS, Chief Justice.

This is a suit for partition of real estate in which, after a jury trial, judgment was rendered ordering the property sold and the proceeds divided. In seven points of error, Scott challenges the trial court’s evi-dentiary rulings, the jury charge, and the sufficiency of the evidence. We will affirm the judgment.

In December 1981, Newt Scott and his wife executed an earnest money contract to purchase a bay front parcel in Galveston. Before closing the purchase, the Scotts and Scruggs orally agreed to jointly acquire the land. The purchase was effected in January…