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BOYCE IRON WORKS v. S.W. BELL TELEPHONE

No. C-6376.

747 S.W.2d 785 (1988)

BOYCE IRON WORKS, INC., Petitioner, v. SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

April 6, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Hearon, Jr., Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody, Austin, Marlin L. Gilbert, San Antonio, David H. Donaldson, Jr., Pamela Stanton Baron, Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody, Austin, for respondent.

Mack Kidd, Thomas R. Harkness, Kidd, Whitehurst, Harkness & Watson, Douglas W. Alexander, Brown, Maroney, Rose, Barber & Dye, Austin, for petitioner.

MAUZY, Justice.

Boyce Iron Works, Inc. sued Southwestern Bell Telephone Company on alternative theories of negligence and violations of the Deceptive Trade Practices—Consumer Protection Act when a fire destroyed Boyce's offices. In accordance with a jury verdict, the trial court rendered judgment on Boyce's DTPA claim, awarding $229,596.88 actual damages, $110,937.99 in prejudgment interest, and $500,000.00 in additional damages and attorneys' fees. The court...

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