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CRUTCHER-ROLFS-CUMMINGS, INC. v. BALLARD

No. 1059.

540 S.W.2d 380 (1976)

CRUTCHER-ROLFS-CUMMINGS, INC., Appellant, v. Sam L. BALLARD, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

Rehearing Denied August 30, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. H. Evans, Vinson, Elkins, Searls, Connally & Smith, William LaFuze, Houston, for appellant.

Jack Hayden, Houston, John R. Feather, Dallas, for appellee.

OPINION

YOUNG, Justice.

Sam L. Ballard brought this suit against Crutcher-Rolfs-Cummings, Inc., to recover for breach of a patent license agreement and for breach of a confidential relationship. Trial was to a jury who answered the issues in favor of Ballard. Judgment was entered that Ballard recover actual damages of $674,873.02 and punitive damages of $650,000.00, for a total of $1,324,873.02. The defendant corporation (hereinafter called "CRC") appeals...

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