Pantry, Inc. v. Mosley

BRYAN, Justice.

The Pantry, Inc. (“The Pantry”), and Herndon Oil Corporation (“Herndon Oil”), the defendants below, appeal separately from a judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of Kaycee A. Mosley (“Kaycee”) and Alana M. Byrd (“Alana”), plaintiffs below. These appeals primarily concern whether Kaycee and Alana’s mother, Mu-rel Mosley (“Murel”), unreasonably withheld consent to Herndon Oil’s assignment of a lease between Murel and Herndon Oil. We reverse the judgment and remand the case.

Factual Background and Procedural History

In 1994, Murel executed a lease agreement in which she…