CELOTEX CORPORATION INC v. Gracy Meadow Owners Ass'n

JONES, Justice.

Gracy Meadow Owners Association, Inc. (“Gracy Meadow”), appellee, sued the Celo-tex Corporation, Inc. (“Celotex”) and Nelson Johnson, appellants, alleging that Celo-tex breached express and implied warranties and that both appellants made representations in violation of the Deceptive Trade Practices Act (“DTPA”), Tex.Bus. & Com.Code Ann. § 17.46(b) (West 1987), in connection with roofing shingles manufactured by Celotex. Celotex and Johnson counterclaimed for attorney’s fees, asserting that Gracy Meadow’s DTPA claims were groundless and brought in bad faith. Following a jury…