Legal Opinion
Givens v. Dougherty
Texas Supreme Court
Decided June 20, 1984No. C-2820Published
1Opinion of the Court
671 S.W.2d 877 (1984)
Elmer W. GIVENS and William P. Dawson d/b/a United Farm Agency, Petitioners,
v.
Harold DOUGHERTY, Respondent.
No. C-2820.
Supreme Court of Texas.
June 20, 1984.
Rehearing Denied July 18, 1984.
Jennings, Dies & Turner, Jess N. Turner, III, Graham, for petitioners.
Bobby Joe Mann, Mineral Wells, for respondent.
KILGARLIN, Justice.
The issue presented is whether a contract that is required to be in writing may be rescinded by oral agreement. Elmer W. Givens and William P. Dawson, doing business as United Farm Agency, filed suit against Harold Dougherty to collect a commission for the…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Gulf Production Co. v. Continental Oil Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1942
- Denman v. HallTexas Supreme Court · 1946
- Dracopoulas v. RachalTexas Supreme Court · 1967
- Givens v. DoughertyTexas Supreme Court · 1984
- Dial v. CrainTexas Supreme Court · 1853
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