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- Title: Boyce Iron Works v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
- Author : Supreme Court of Texas No. C-6376
- Release Date : January 06, 1988
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 71 KB
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Oscar H. Mauzy, Justice Boyce, Iron Works, Inc. sued Southwestern Bell Telephone Company on alternative theories of negligence
and violations of the Deceptive Trade Practices - Consumer Protection Act when a fire destroyed Boyce's offices. In accordance
with a jury verdict, the trial court rendered judgment on Boyce's DTPA claim, awarding $229,596.88 actual damages, $110,937.99
in prejudgment interest, and $500,000.00 in additional damages and attorneys' fees. The court of appeals reversed and rendered
judgment that Boyce take nothing. 726 S.W.2d 182. We reverse the judgment of the court of appeals and remand the cause to
that court for further consideration. Boyce maintained a silent burglar alarm to secure its premises. At approximately 5 p.m. on Friday, October 9, 1981, Boyce
employees became aware of a problem in the telephone line that connected the system to the alarm company's office. Boyce officials
did not notify Southwestern Bell because they believed that it was Southwestern Bell's policy that no repairs were performed
after business hours, and that Monday would be the earliest that the line could be repaired.
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