Legal Opinion
Billy Smith Enterprises, Inc. v. Hutchison Construction, Inc.
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Decided July 24, 2008No. 03-06-00689-CVPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOB PEMBERTON, Justice.
This appeal arises from a dispute between a general contractor on a public works project, Hutchison Construction, Inc. (HCI), and a subcontractor, Billy Smith Enterprises, Inc., (BSE). BSE and HCI sued each other for breach of their subcontract, and BSE alleged violations of the Prompt Pay Act. See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. §§ 2251.001-.055 (West 2000 & Supp. 2007). A jury found that both BSE and HCI had breached the subcontract, and that BSE had committed the first material breach, but awarded HCI no damages. The jury also found that HCI had violated the Prompt Pay…
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