Ellis D. Wheeler, Petitioner v. S. E. White, Respondent

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court reversed the trial court and Court of Civil Appeals, holding that Wheeler's alternative pleading of promissory estoppel creates a valid cause of action for reliance damages despite the contract's indefiniteness. The court remanded for trial on the merits. Justice Greenhill, concurring, agreed with the result but based his reasoning on the contract's sufficiency for damages rather than estoppel.