Quijada v. Southern Pipe & Casing Company

OPINION

By the Court,

Badt, C. J.:

This appeal presents for our determination (1) the construction of a certain written agreement, contained in escrow instructions, signed by appellant and others; (2) the legality of such agreement; (3) its operation as affecting the rights of a third-party beneficiary; (4) the application of the doctrine of promissory estoppel as affecting appellant’s liability thereunder; and (5) certain rulings of the trial court asserted to be erroneous and prejudicial. The parties will be referred to by their abbreviated names.

The action was originally brought by Southern…