Kouchoucos v. Gilliam

RENFRO, Justice.

This is a suit on an oral contract. Appellant, Mike Kouchoucos, alleged that in-September of 1956 he and appellee Ray FI. Gilliam entered into a contract whereby appellant was to operate the Beaumont Petroleum Club and to receive for his services seventy per cent of the membership-fees and dues paid by the members and' seventy per cent of the gross income from the club. The club actually opened on June 1, 1957, and appellant’s connection with the-club was terminated on June 15. Ap-pellee refused to pay appellant the seventy per cent claimed for membership fees and dues…