Young v. Ward

OPINION

CUMMINGS, Justice.

This is a breach of contract case. At trial, appellant Geoffrey Young sought to enforce an oral contract between him and appellee Travis Ward whereby Ward, Young’s former employer, had allegedly agreed to pay Young a pension of $2000 per month for the rest of Young’s life. Ward moved for summary judgment on the grounds that the alleged oral contract was unenforceable under the statute of frauds. Tex.Bus. & Comm.Code Ann. § 26.01 (Vernon 1987). The trial court granted the motion, prompting Young to bring this appeal. We reverse and remand.

The two parties differ widely…