City of San Antonio v. Condie

329 S.W.2d 947 (1959)

CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Appellant,

v.

William L. CONDIE, Appellee.

No. 13519.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

September 23, 1959.

Rehearing Denied October 21, 1959.

Second Rehearing Denied December 16, 1959.

Carlos C. Cadena, City Atty., Charles L. Smith, Asst. City Atty., San Antonio, for appellant.

W. T. Comiskey, San Antonio, for appellee.

POPE, Justice.

William L. Condie sued City of San Antonio for damages for a breach of a contract to employ him as manager of the City Tax Office. The court instructed the jury to return a verdict for him for $530, which was…