Jim Walter Homes, Inc. v. Reed

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• holding that a defendant could not be liable for exemplary damages for gross negligence in executing a home construction contract
• holding that when the Reeds’ injury was that the house they were promised was not the house they received, the cause of action was for breach of contract
• holding that when the Reeds’ injury was that the house they were promised and paid for was not the house they received, the cause of action was for breach of contract
• holding claimants not entitled to exemplary damages for defendant's failure to properly construct their home because claim sounded in contract only
• holding claimants not entitled to exemplary damages for defendant’s failure to properly construct their home because claim sounded in contract only
• reasoning that a party = s acts may breach duties in tort or contract alone or simultaneously in both, depending on the circumstances

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