Hyatt v. Hughes

NORVELL, Justice.

Appellant, Leonard Hyatt, here complains of the trial court’s action in rendering judgment against him under the provisions of Rule 301, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.

Hyatt’s action was one for damages for the breach of an oral contract; The jury found that appellee, “William E. Hughes, agreed on or before May 6, 1944, to execute and deliver to Leonard Hyatt, an assignment of a 49% interest in the General Agency Contract of May 6, 1944, after said General Agency Contract had been approved by ■ the Board of Insurance Commissioners of the State of Texas.” (Special Issue No. 1.)