Cjm Financing, Inc. v. Castillo Grand, LLC

CJM Financing, Inc. appeals a summary final judgment on a breach of contract claim. 1 We affirm because the clear language of a release barred the claim and CJM failed to properly plead any legal theory that would have avoided the release.

CJM contends that it had a contract to be paid $300,000 for consulting services. Later, appellee Castillo Grand, LLC delivered a promissory note to CJM for $250,000. In return, CJM executed a general release of all claims against Castillo Grand. CJM asserts that, at the time it executed the release, an agent of Castillo Grand orally promised to pay CJM the…