Thompson v. Thompson

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Cothran.

This is an action for damages as a ¡result of the .alleged breach of a verbal contract by which the defendant obligated himself to sell to the plaintiff a half interest. in the capital stock of the Conway Bargain House, a corporation in which the defendant and his wife owned the entire capital stock.

The testimony' is exceedingly vague and unsatisfactory, but the jury has found a verdict in favor of the plaintiff; the presiding Judge has refused a new. trial; and we cannot say that the verdict is wholly without evidentiary basis.

The…