Magnolia Petroleum Co. v. Dubois

BLAIR, Justice.

Appellee sued appellant for damages arising out of tlie alleged breach of an employment contract. In tlie main tlie material facts were undisputed, which, together with the facts found by the jury, showed that by a written contract dated October 27,1927, and renewed by a similar one, dated July 16,1931, appellant employed appellee to sell its petroleum products at Cameron, Tex., on a commission basis; each contract expressly providing that it might be terminated at the will of either party, with or without cause.

In April, 1932, appellee and his son-in-law, W. W. Gunn, began…