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CITY OF GLADEWATER v. PIKE

No. 9379.

708 S.W.2d 524 (1986)

The CITY OF GLADEWATER and Gladewater Memorial Park, Appellants, v. Harold PIKE, Sr., et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Texarkana.

Rehearing Denied April 2, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Earl Roberts, Jr., Roberts, Harbour Law Firm, Longview, for appellants.

Frank Supercinski, Longview, for appellees.

GRANT, Justice.

The City of Gladewater and Gladewater Memorial Park appeal a judgment awarding $2,000.00 in actual damages and $20,000.00 in punitive damages for the failure to keep records of the location of the grave of the infant son and brother of the appellees.

Gladewater contends that the trial court erred in holding the municipality liable for exemplary damages, in allowing the jury to make a finding on gross negligence, and further complains that the...

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