Wolf v. Fernandez

OPINION

DIAL, Justice.

This is a breach of contract and fraud suit arising out of an alleged five year oral employment contract. Appellant Bruno Wolf sued six (6) corporations and three (3) individuals. The trial court granted appel-lees’ motion for summary judgment as to the breach of contract issue based on the statute of frauds. TEX.BUS. & COM. CODE ANN. § 26.01 (Vernon 1968 & Supp. 1987). The fraud issue proceeded to trial before a jury. After Wolf rested his case, the trial court granted the corporate defendants’ motion for instructed verdict and denied same as to the three individual…