Kennemore v. Bennett

MAUZY, Justice.

This is a Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act (DTPA) case arising out of the construction of a new home. Thomas Kennemore and wife Charla Ken-nemore contracted for builder Bill Bennett to construct a home. After the Kenne-mores took possession of the home, Bennett brought suit seeking injunctive relief, judicial foreclosure of a mechanic’s lien and recovery of the contract price. The Kenne-mores counterclaimed under the DTPA, alleging that the builder failed to construct the house in a good and workmanlike manner. The Kennemores eventually paid the amounts…