Neeley v. Bankers Trust Co.

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1985-04-15

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JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge: This diversity case teaches anew the importance of getting it in writing. Although the parties did not observe that aphorism, a jury found that appellee Stanley L. Neeley and appellant Clint W. Murchison, Jr., had entered into a contract entitling Neeley to a number of benefits associated with his employment by Optimum Services, Inc. (OSI), a company that Murchison and his family controlled.…

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