Legal Opinion
Playoff Corp. v. Blackwell
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided October 29, 2009No. 2-06-249-CVPublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON REHEARING
ANNE GARDNER, Justice.
After reviewing appellee/cross appellant, Lawrence Blackwell’s motion for rehearing and/or motion for en banc reconsideration, we deny the motions. We withdraw our December 11, 2008 opinion and judgment and substitute the following.
This is a breach of employment-contract case. The key issue is whether the oral employment contract in question is unen-forceably indefinite as a matter of law. We hold that it is, and we affirm the trial court’s take-nothing judgment notwithstanding the verdict on Lawrence Blackwell’s breach of contract claim against…
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