Lovelace v. Sabine Consolidated, Inc.

OPINION

ELLIS, Justice.

Sabine Consolidated, Inc., appellee, sued Jesse R. Lovelace, individually and d/b/a Jesse Lovelace Construction Company, appellant, seeking an accounting and money damages for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and fraud. Trial was to a jury which found for the plaintiff on all issues and awarded actual damages, punitive damages, and attorneys’ fees. We affirm the judgment as modified.

In the spring of 1983, the City of Houston awarded two contracts for sewer con struction to Jesse Lovelace Construction Company, the lowest responsible bidder in the competitive…