General Homes, Inc. v. Denison

PRICE, Justice.

This appeal arises from a jury verdict supporting quantum meruit recovery for appellee against his former employer appellant for services as a sales counselor. Ap-pellee, who was hired pursuant to a written commission agreement in 1975, sought recovery for commissions on the sale of 22 residences closed after he was terminated from employment, but for which he had initiated the sales prior to leaving employment. He contended that such services were not covered by the written contract. The case was submitted to the jury solely on a quantum meruit theory on five special issues,…