Broun v. Shannon

This suit was filed by the appellee, Joseph Shannon, against the appellant, E. Conway Broun, to recover damages for the alleged breach by appellant of a contract, by the terms of which appellant agreed to sell and convey to appellee a certain house and lot in the city of Beaumont, Jefferson county, Tex. Appellant answered by general demurrer, general denial, and by special pleas unnecessary here to state.

The case was tried with a jury and was submitted upon special issues, and the jury found, among other things, that appellant had breached the contract by which he agreed to sell the property…