Wood v. Component Construction Corp.

OPINION

BURDOCK, Justice.

E.O. Wood and M.N. Kaastad, third party defendant subcontractors below, appeal from a Deceptive Trade Practices Consumer Protection Act (DTPA) trebled judgment awarded to their general contractor, Component Construction Corporation, in a suit instituted by Colonial Southwest, Inc., the owner of a Fort Worth nursing home, arising out of a construction contract. Before trial, Component settled with Colonial and received an assignment of Colonial’s cause of action. Component recovered nothing by virtue of its assignment, but was awarded damages in the amount of…