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HILL PRODUCTION CO. v. SHERRILL

No. 5564.

613 S.W.2d 508 (1981)

HILL PRODUCTION COMPANY, Appellant, v. James SHERRILL, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Eastland.

January 29, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Don M. Connally, Rutledge, Rutledge & Connally, Abilene, Aalon W. Ferguson, Dallas, John Weeks, Robinson, Hanna, Moore & Holloway, Inc., Abilene, for appellant.

Aubrey L. Roberts, Jr., Moore, Dickson, Roberts & Hall, Inc., Sweetwater, for appellee.

DICKENSON, Justice.

The principal issue is whether the trial court erred by instructing the jury that the verdict "may include compensation for inconvenience and reasonable attorney's fees" in the sums awarded as exemplary damages. Since there was no evidence as to reasonable attorney's fees, we hold that the instruction erroneously permitted the jury to speculate or guess as to reasonable attorney's fees.

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