Amco Trust v. P. C. Naylor

BARROW, Justice. P. C. Naylor brought this suit against South Texas Kitchens, Inc., a Texas corporation, C. P. Ernster, and Amco Trust, Inc., also a Texas corporation, to recover unpaid rent due and to become due under a lease agreement entered into between P. C. Naylor as lessor, and south Texas Kitchens, Inc., and C. P. Ernster as lessees, and for damages to the leased building. P. C. Naylor alleged that Amco Trust, Inc., although not a party to the lease, was jointly liable along with the other defendants, because of a contract entered into between South Texas Kitchens, Inc., joined by its stockholders individually, and Amco Trust, Inc. P. C. Naylor alleged this contract to be an assignment of the lease from South Texas Kitchens, Inc., to Amco Trust, Inc.