U. S. Pipeline Corp. v. Kinder

OPINION

SPURLOCK, Justice.

This is a declaratory judgment suit. George N. Kinder and Harrell Petty d/b/a Kinder & Petty (seller) sued M. A. Riddle, individually and d/b/a Riddle Oil Company and U. S. Pipeline Corporation (buyer) for a declaratory judgment to cancel a gas purchase agreement. U. S. Pipeline Corporation, who was named as defendant, is the assignee of the Riddle parties who had purchased the rights from Ravenswood, the original purchaser in the gas purchase agreement. Seller contends that the contract is void because of the statute of frauds and that the contract had been abandoned…