Hein v. Thiel

This is an action to enforce an oral agreement for the division of the assets of a corporation in a proportion different than the respective stockholdings of the parties to that agreement. As a party to that agreement plaintiff seeks to enforce it against defendant, as the personal representative of the estate of the other party to the agreement. Defendant appeals from a judgment based upon an adverse jury verdict.

1. The sufficiency of the evidence of the oral agreement.

Defendant’s primary contention is that the trial court erred in denying her motions for a directed verdict and for a…