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JIM WALTER HOMES, INC. v. REED

No. C-4691.

711 S.W.2d 617 (1986)

JIM WALTER HOMES, INC., Petitioner, v. Ray REED et ux., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied July 16, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mike Mills, Atlas & Hall, McAllen, for petitioner.

F.I. Gandy, Jr., Corpus Christi, for respondents.

ROBERTSON, Justice.

This case involves whether there is an independent tort to support an award of exemplary damages.

Ray Reed and his wife sued Jim Walter Homes, Inc., seeking damages arising out of the sale and construction of a house. The jury found that Jim Walter Homes, Inc. breached the warranty of good workmanship in the contract and that it was grossly negligent in the supervision of the construction of the house. Our concern is with the award of punitive...

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