Clanton v. Bains Oil Co., Inc.

Appellant J.A. Clanton initiated this cause in a two-count complaint, which as amended is premised upon breach of contract and fraudulent misrepresentation, allegedly emanating from negotiations between Clanton and Appellee A.S. Bains regarding the possibility at some prospective date of a sale of Bains's oil distributorship to Clanton.

Upon a jury trial, at the close of Plaintiff's evidence, the trial court granted Defendants' motions for directed verdicts. From the denial of his motion for a new trial, Clanton appeals. We affirm.

Clanton began his career in the oil industry in 1965 as a sales…