Legal Opinion
Greathouse v. Glidden Co.
Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)
Decided March 29, 2001No. 14-99-00447-CVPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FROST, Justice.
James W. Greathouse appeals the trial court’s entry of a take-nothing judgment on his claim against The Glidden Company for severance benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. § 1002, et seq. (“ERISA”) (1999 & Supp.2000) and his common law claims for breach of contract, fraud, and fraud in the inducement. Greathouse also appeals the trial court’s judgment awarding attorney’s fees to Glidden on its suit" to collect on a promissory note. We affirm.
I. Overview
A. Factual Background
In 1969, Greathouse went to work for Devoe Paint Company, a…
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