Murphy v. McDermott Inc.

OPINION

PAUL PRESSLER, Justice.

This appeal arises from a summary judgment on a suit for damages resulting from appellee’s alleged breach of an oral contract. The trial court granted appellee’s cross-motion for summary judgment and thereby held there was no genuine issue as to any material fact and that the appellee was entitled to a judgment as a matter of law. Tex.R.App.P. 166a(c). We reverse and remand for a trial on the merits.

In 1986, appellant, a marine equipment broker, discovered some underutilized barges and marine equipment owned by Brown & Root International, Inc. Appellant began to…