Waco-Tex Materials Co. v. Lee

TIREY, Justice.

This is a suit to recover compensation alleged to be due W. E. Lee for his services in pointing out to appellants certain lands containing deposits of sand and gravel in commercial quantities available for leasing. Defendants seasonably filed motion for peremptory instruction and also motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict of the jury, which motions were overruled. The plaintiffs filed motion for judgment on the verdict of the jury, which the court granted, and defendants have appealed.

Plaintiffs grounded their cause of action on an oral contract and alleged…