Griggs v. Magnolia Petroleum Company

NORTHCUTT, Justice.

Appellant, Frank Griggs, brought this suit against appellee, Magnolia Petroleum Company, for specific performance, of a contract and, in the alternative, for damages for breach of contract. This case was filed in the 116th Judicial District Court of Dallas County, Texas. Appellee filed its motion for summary judgment and the trial' court sustained the motion and granted summary judgment that Frank Griggs take nothing. From this judgment the appellant perfected an appeal to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Fifth Supreme Judicial District of Texas. The Supreme Court, in…