Centex Corp. v. Dalton

OPINION

BISSETT, Justice.1

This is an appeal by Centex Corporation (“Centex”), defendant in the trial court, from a summary judgment in favor of John Dalton (“Dalton”), plaintiff in the trial court, wherein Dalton was awarded $750,-000 as damages for breach of contract, plus prejudgment interest, costs, attorney’s fees and post-judgment interest. We affirm.

Dalton filed suit against Centex on July 27,1989, seeking to recover liquidated damages for alleged breach of contract. He later moved for summary judgment. Cen-tex defended by filing a plea to the jurisdiction and a plea in abatement, both…