Wheeler v. White case brief summary
398 S.W.2d 93 (Tex. 1965)
CASE FACTS
Petitioner entered into a contract whereby respondent was to obtain a loan for petitioner within six months of the date of the contract. The loan described the contract terms and provided that respondent was to be paid for obtaining the loan and receive a commission on all rentals received from tenants procured by petitioner. After the contract had been signed by both parties, respondent assured petitioner that the money would be available and urged him to proceed with the necessary task of demolishing the building on the site for construction of the new building. Pursuant to such promises, petitioner proceeded to raze the old building and prepare the land for the new structure. No loan was procured and respondent refused to provide one.
DISCUSSION
The court found that although the terms of the contract itself lacked sufficiency, petitioner's alternative pleadings on the theory of estoppel stated a cause of action.
CONCLUSION
The court reversed and remanded the case for trial, finding that although the terms of the contract itself lacked sufficiency, petitioner's alternative pleadings on the theory of estoppel stated a cause of action.
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398 S.W.2d 93 (Tex. 1965)
CASE SYNOPSIS
Petitioner appealed the decision of the
Court of Civil Appeals (Texas), which denied his claim for damages in
an action alleging breach of contract and alternatively pleading
estoppel, and dismissed his suit based on insufficiency of the
contract terms.CASE FACTS
Petitioner entered into a contract whereby respondent was to obtain a loan for petitioner within six months of the date of the contract. The loan described the contract terms and provided that respondent was to be paid for obtaining the loan and receive a commission on all rentals received from tenants procured by petitioner. After the contract had been signed by both parties, respondent assured petitioner that the money would be available and urged him to proceed with the necessary task of demolishing the building on the site for construction of the new building. Pursuant to such promises, petitioner proceeded to raze the old building and prepare the land for the new structure. No loan was procured and respondent refused to provide one.
DISCUSSION
The court found that although the terms of the contract itself lacked sufficiency, petitioner's alternative pleadings on the theory of estoppel stated a cause of action.
CONCLUSION
The court reversed and remanded the case for trial, finding that although the terms of the contract itself lacked sufficiency, petitioner's alternative pleadings on the theory of estoppel stated a cause of action.
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