Legal Opinion
Chasewood Construction Co. v. Rico
Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
Decided July 31, 1985No. 04-83-00608-CVPublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Before ESQUIVEL, REEVES and MASSEY,* JJ. MASSEY, Justice (Assigned).
Plaintiff, David R. Rico d/b/a Rico Construction Company, a subcontractor, brought suit for damages against the general contractor, Chasewood Construction Company (Chasewood), for breach of his two written contracts. Chasewood counterclaimed for breach of contract damages. Rico’s action was later amended to include an action for defamation growing out of the same transaction.
Following trial before a jury, the court rendered judgment for Rico for $650,000.00 actual damages and $1,750,000.00 punitive damages on the…
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