Kleiman v. White

SHANNON, Justice.

Appellee, Dr. A. Edwin White, sued appellants, Dr. and Mrs. Albert Kleiman, in the District Court of Travis County for breach of a lease agreement. Upon trial to the court, judgment was entered for appellee for $34,103.16 together with attorney’s fee.

In September of 1969 appellee and appellants signed an agreement in which appellants promised to build and appellee agreed to lease an office building. Appellants did not construct the building. According to the agreement appellant’s obligation to build was subject to their obtaining reasonable financing. The relevant language…