Cases cited for breach-of-contract elements in 2014

FIRST COURT OF APPEALS IN HOUSTON

The essential elements of a breach of contract claim are (1) the existence of a valid contract; (2) performance or tendered performance by the plaintiff; (3) breach of the contract by the defendant; and (4) damages sustained as a result of the breach. E.g., N. & W. Ins. Co. v. Sentinel Inv. Grp., LLC, 419 S.W.3d 534, 539 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2013, no pet.).

SOURCE: FIRST COURT OF APPEALS IN HOUSTON - 01-13-00855-CV - 12/30/2014 

The essential elements of a breach of contract claim are (1) the existence of a valid contract; (2) performance or tendered performance by the plaintiff; (3) breach of the contract by the defendant; and (4) damages sustained as a result of the breach. B & W Supply, Inc. v. Beckman, 305 S.W.3d 10, 16 (Tex. App.-Houston [1st Dist.] 2009, pet. denied) (citing Valero Mktg. & Supply Co. v. Kalama Int'l, 51 S.W.3d 345, 351 (Tex. App.-Houston [1st Dist.] 2001, no pet.)). "A breach of contract occurs when a party fails or refuses to do something he has promised to do." Id. (quoting Mays v. Pierce, 203 S.W.3d 564, 575 (Tex. App.-Houston [14th Dist.] 2006, pet. denied)). The elements of a valid contract are: (1) an offer, (2) an acceptance, (3) a meeting of the minds, (4) each party's consent to the terms, and (5) execution and delivery of the contract with the intent that it be mutual and binding. DeClaire v. G & B McIntosh Family Ltd. P'ship, 260 S.W.3d 34, 44 (Tex. App.-Houston [1st Dist.] 2008, no pet.).

SOURCE: COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT - 01-13-00384-CV - 7/10/2014 

DALLAS COURT OF APPEALS 

The elements of a breach of contract claim are (1) the existence of a valid contract; (2) performance or tendered performance by the plaintiff; (3) breach of the contract by the defendant; and (4) damages to the plaintiff resulting from that breach. Woodhaven Partners, Ltd. v. Shamoun & Norman, L.L.P., 422 S.W.3d 821, 838 (Tex.App.-Dallas 2014, no pet.).

ASSIGNABILITY OF CONTRACTS

Generally, all contracts are assignable. See Crim Truck & Tractor Co. v. Navistar Int'l Transp. Co., 823 S.W.2d 591, 596 (Tex. 1992); In re FH Partners, L.L.C., 335 S.W.3d 752, 761 (Tex. App.-Austin 2011, no pet.).

CORPUS CHRISTI COURT OF APPEALS

To prevail on a breach of contract action, the plaintiff must prove the following elements: (1) a valid contract; (2) the plaintiff performed or tendered performance; (3) the defendant breached the contract; and (4) the plaintiff was damaged as a result of the breach. See Keszler v. Mem'l Med. Ctr. of E. Tex., 105 S.W.3d 122, 128 (Tex. App.-Corpus Christi 2003, no pet.).

TEXARKANA COURT OF APPEALS

"The elements of a breach of contract claim are (1) the existence of a valid contract, (2) the plaintiff's performance or tendered performance, (3) the defendant's breach of the contract, and (4) damages as a result of the breach." Jespersen v. Sweetwater Ranch Apartments, 390 S.W.3d 644, 658 (Tex. App.-Dallas 2012, no pet.).