Columbia Hyundai, Inc. v. CARLL HYUNDIA, INC.

WALLER, Justice:

This is a contract case. The sole issue on appeal is whether the trial judge properly submitted the issue of the existence of a contract to the jury. We find that he did and, accordingly, affirm.

FACTS

In early 1993, appellant, Columbia Hyundai, Inc. (Gibbes), 1 negotiated with respondent, Carll Hyundai (Carll) to purchase Carll’s Hyundai automobile dealership. After several months of negotiations between the parties and their attorneys, and numerous revisions to drafts of a proposed contract, Carll submitted an “Agreement for Purchase and Sale of Assets” to Gibbes on July 20,…