Bunnett/Smallwood & Co. v. Helton Oil Co.

577 S.W.2d 291 (1978)

BUNNETT/SMALLWOOD & COMPANY, Appellant,

v.

HELTON OIL COMPANY, Appellee.

No. 8905.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Amarillo.

December 27, 1978.

Rehearing Granted January 22, 1979.

Gibson, Ochsner & Adkins (Herman Jesko), Amarillo, for appellant.

Aldridge, Harding, Aycock & Actkinson (Charles F. Aycock), Farwell, for appellee.

ROBINSON, Chief Justice.

In a suit on a sworn account, the trial court held that Bunnett/Smallwood & Company was primarily liable for the debt of Monty Corbin to Helton Oil Company on the theory that Helton Oil was a third party beneficiary of…