Legal Opinion
Coleman v. Hughes Blanton, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided April 8, 1980No. 8740PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RAY, Justice.
This suit was brought as a deceptive trade practices act case. Appellant (plaintiff), Dr. M. L. Coleman (Coleman), brought suit against appellee (defendant), Hughes Blanton, Inc. (Blanton), seeking damages for Blanton’s failure to complete the construction of a swimming pool at Coleman’s residence within the time agreed upon by the parties. Blanton filed special exceptions challenging the legal sufficiency of Coleman’s petition and counterclaimed for damages alleged to have resulted from Coleman’s anticipatory repudiation of the contract.
After a hearing, the trial court sustained…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Meshwert v. MeshwertTexas Supreme Court · 1977
- Mayad v. RizkCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1977
- Calaway v. GardnerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1975
- Murphy v. StigallCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1961
- Farias v. BesteiroCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1970
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Ashford Development, Inc. v. USLife Real Estate Services Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1983
- Dura-Wood Treating Company, Division of Roy O. Martin Lumber Company, Inc., Cross-Appellant v. Century Forest Industries, Inc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Kuehnhoefer v. Welch, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)1995
- Tommy Helms and Ken Helms v. Southwestern Bell Telephone CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Gulf States Underwriters of Louisiana, Inc. v. Wilson, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)1988
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