Nextera Retail of Texas, LP v. Investors Warranty of America, Inc.

OPINION

LAURA CARTER HIGLEY, Justice.

Appellant NextEra Retail of Texas, LP challenges the trial court’s judgment granting appellee Investors Warranty of America, Inc.’s motion for summary judgment and denying NextEra’s motion for summary judgment. In three issues, appellant argues (1) Investors Warranty expressly assumed the obligations of the contract between NextEra and another party; (2) Investors Warranty impliedly assumed and ratified the obligations of that contract; and (3) the statute of frauds has no relevance to the dispute.

We affirm.

Background

On October 3, 2008, NextEra — named at…