Davis v. Vidal

Davis (plaintiff) leased property to Dallas Brewery, which then agreed to "sublet, assign and transfer" the property to Vidal (defendant) while reserving the right to cancel the transfer, pay rent directly to Davis, and repossess the property if Vidal failed to pay rent; when Vidal failed to pay rent, Davis sued Vidal directly, but the trial court and court of civil appeals held the Dallas Brewery-Vidal agreement was a sublease, barring Davis's direct suit against Vidal, and Davis appealed.