Legal Opinion

Anthony L. McCalla and Cheryl A. McCalla v. Baker's Campground, Inc. Kelli Graves and Kourtnie Graves

Texas Supreme Court

Decided August 23, 2013No. 12-0907PublishedCited by 46 opinions

1Per curiam

The sole question in this case is whether a settlement agreement that includes all the terms necessary for the contract’s enforcement is an enforceable contract as a matter of law, even if some of its terms seem to imply that the parties contemplate forming an additional contract in the future. We hold that such a contract is enforceable.

Respondents Baker’s Campground, Inc. and Kelli and Kourtnie Graves (collectively Baker’s Campground) are successors-in-interest to 380 acres of land once owned by Baker (now deceased). Petitioners the McCallas entered into a lease agreement with Baker. The…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. T.O. Stanley Boot Co. v. Bank of El PasoTexas Supreme Court · 1993
  2. Fort Worth Independent School District v. City of Fort WorthTexas Supreme Court · 2000
  3. Ski River Development, Inc. v. McCalla, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2005
  4. Radford v. McNenyTexas Supreme Court · 1937
  5. Baker's Campground, Inc., Kelli Graves, and Kourtnie Graves v. Anthony L. McCalla and Cheryl A. McCalla, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2012

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  3. Michael D. Karns v. Jalapeno Tree Holdings, LLC Mark S. Parmerlee And Paul Bambrey, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2015
  4. Yazdani-Beioky v. SharifanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2018
  5. Robert Marx and Debbie Marx v. Fdp, Lp, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2015

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