Legal Opinion
Truly v. Austin
Texas Supreme Court
Decided February 17, 1988No. C-6087PublishedCited by 249 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*936SPEARS, Justice.
The issue in this case is whether a party who has breached an express contract may nevertheless recover under a theory of quantum meruit. Petitioner Jack Truly performed certain services as specified in a joint venture agreement. He later breached the joint venture agreement by refusing to assume personal liability for joint venture debts. Truly brought suit against Respondents James Austin and Gearld Clark, his co-joint venturers, for the services he rendered pursuant to the agreement. Based on a jury verdict, the trial court rendered judgment in favor of Truly. The court of…
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