Legal Opinion
D.S.A., Inc. v. Hillsboro Independent School District
Texas Supreme Court
Decided August 25, 1998No. 97-0631PublishedCited by 140 opinions
1Per curiam
Our Per Curiam opinion of May 8, 1998 is withdrawn, and the following is substituted in its place.
The principal issue in this case is whether a party may recover benefit-of-the-bargain and punitive damages for negligent and grossly negligent misrepresentations made by the other party in pre-contractual negotiations. We conclude that such damages may not be recovered under either theory, and we reverse the judgment of the court of appeals.
This suit arises out of an elementary school construction project overseen by D.S.A., Inc. (“DSA”), a construction management firm, for the Hillsboro…
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