Tenneco Oil Company, Petitioner v. Padre Drilling Company, Inc., Respondent

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court affirmed the lower courts' judgments awarding Padre Drilling Company contract damages, but eliminated the $20,000 attorney's fee because the claim did not fall within any category authorized by Article 2226 of the Texas Civil Statutes. A concurring justice argued that a corporation could recover fees for labor or personal services performed through its employees.