Vortt Exploration Co., Inc. v. Chevron USA, Inc.

787 S.W.2d 942 (1990)

VORTT EXPLORATION COMPANY, INC., Petitioner,

v.

CHEVRON U.S.A., INC., Respondent.

No. C-8462.

Supreme Court of Texas.

April 18, 1990.

Rehearing Overruled May 23, 1990.

Duncan Gault, Mineral Wells, for petitioner.

Harris E. Kerr, Midland, for respondent.

OPINION

HIGHTOWER, Justice.

The issue presented by this case is whether the trial court's findings of fact were sufficient to allow Vortt Exploration Company, Inc. (Vortt) to recover under quantum meruit for seismic information provided by Vortt to Chevron U.S.A., Inc. (Chevron). The trial court rendered judgment in favor of Vortt.…