Loomis v. Skillerns-Loomis Plaza, Inc.

ROBERTSON, Justice.

Appellee, Skillerns-Loomis Plaza, Inc., filed this action to recover a $7,200 debt evidenced by a letter agreement. Appellant, Richard F. Loomis, Jr., counterclaimed for back rent due under a lease into which the parties had previously entered. The trial court entered judgment as a matter of law for Skillerns on its claim, and based on the jury’s answers to special issues, entered judgment that Loomis take nothing by his counterclaim. We affirm.

On July 7, 1970, Skillerns entered into a lease with Loomis, whereby Loomis agreed to lease to Skillerns space in a certain…