DEAN v. DEAN

No. 86-1261.

821 F.2d 279 (1987)

Don DEAN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jimmy DEAN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 13, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Brent Cooper, Michael W. Huddleston, Dallas, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

Martha J. Hardwick, W. Ralph Canada, Christopher H. Rentzel, Dallas, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before EDWARDS, RUBIN and HILL, Circuit Judges.


ROBERT MADDEN HILL, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal we are faced with the issue of whether Texas law permits the recovery of damages for mental anguish that results from the breach of a settlement agreement. We hold that it does not.

I.

Jimmy Dean and his brother, Don Dean, have been feuding for a number of years. Their animus originates from the time when they were co-adventurers in the Jimmy Dean Meat Company...

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