Legal Opinion
Centex Corp. v. Dalton
Texas Supreme Court
Decided December 16, 1992No. D-1244PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
840 S.W.2d 952 (1992)
CENTEX CORPORATION, Petitioner,
v.
John DALTON, Respondent.
No. D-1244.
Supreme Court of Texas.
November 4, 1992.
Rehearing Overruled December 16, 1992.
Jerry P. Jones, Luke Ashley, Michael R. Berry, Dallas, for petitioner.
Bernard William Fischman, San Antonio, for respondent.
OPINION
GAMMAGE, Justice.
We consider whether the court of appeals erred by holding that Centex Corporation's (Centex) contract with John Dalton was not invalidated by a governmental regulation. In district court, Dalton filed suit against Centex seeking to recover liquidated damages for alleged breach of…
Also in this document: Dissent.
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