Alba Tool and Supply Co. v. Industrial Contractors, Inc.
Texas Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
McGEE, Justice.
Alba Tool & Supply, Inc. (Alba) brought this action against Industrial Contractors, Inc. (I.C.I.) to recover commissions under a contract. The principal issue is whether the contract is ambiguous so that parol evidence may be admitted to ascertain its meaning. The trial court excluded all parol evidence, and rendered judgment that Alba recover the commissions prayed for. The court of civil appeals reversed the judgment, holding the contract to be ambiguous, and remanded the cause for admission of the parol evidence. 572 S.W.2d 366. We are of the opinion that the contract is…
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