Legal Opinion

Maxwell v. Cardinal Petroleum Corp.

Texas Supreme Court

Decided June 23, 1971No. B-2469PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POPE, Justice.

A. P. Maxwell sued Cardinal Petroleum Corporation for breach of an employment contract. At the close of Maxwell’s evidence, the trial court instructed a verdict and rendered judgment for Cardinal. The court of civil appeals has affirmed. 460 S.W.2d 436. Maxwell contends that the courts below erred in failing to view the evidence in the light most favorable to him and concluding that he failed to discharge his burden to prove that Cardinal’s act of discharging him was not based upon a good faith dissatisfaction. We reverse the judgments of the courts below and remand the cause…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Ford v. Panhandle & Santa Fe Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1952
  2. White v. WhiteTexas Supreme Court · 1943
  3. Trust Co., Indp. Exctr. v. BauereisenTexas Supreme Court · 1938
  4. Dallas Hotel Co. v. LackeyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1947
  5. Constant v. HoweTexas Supreme Court · 1968

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Zuider Zee Oyster Bar, Inc. v. MartinCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1973
  2. Byrd & Foster Drilling, Inc. v. Centennial Royalty Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1972
  3. Hurst v. ForsytheCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1975
  4. John T. Measday v. Kwik-Kopy CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
  5. John T. Measday v. Kwik-Kopy CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983

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