Legal Opinion
Barth v. Muir
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided April 30, 1980No. 6788PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WARD, Justice.
This is a suit to recover damages for fraudulently inducing the Plaintiff to enter a contract to build him a swimming pool. Based on the jury’s answers to special issues, all favorable to the Plaintiff, judgment was entered awarding the Plaintiff actual and exemplary damages. Upon the record as presented, we modify and affirm the judgment.
In July, 1976, the Plaintiff, Lloyd Muir, entered into a contract with American Pools, Inc. to build a swimming pool at his home. All negotiations concerning the pool were made between the Plaintiff and the Defendant, Gene Barth, who was…
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