American Manufacturing Company of Texas v. Witter

RENFRO, Justice.

Certain hereinafter named plaintiffs sued American Manufacturing Company for royalties allegedly due under a sublicense agreement originally executed July 22, 1941, between S. F. Keener and American for the manufacture of closed-end ordnance projectiles. Based on a jury verdict, judgment was entered for plaintiffs for a total sum of $34,385.01, representing royalties and interest for the years 1953, 1954 and 1955.

Appellant, in the trial court and on appeal, contends the plaintiffs could not recover because there was no privity between them and appellant, and they had no…