WRIGHT v. GIFFORD-HILL & CO., INC.

No. C-5263.

725 S.W.2d 712 (1987)

Reva U. WRIGHT, Petitioner, v. GIFFORD-HILL & COMPANY, INC., et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

March 4, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael A. Robertson, Robertson, Boyle, Golden, Arnold & Hagle, Grand Prairie, for petitioner.

R. Brent Cooper, Michael W. Huddleston and John M. Weaver, Cowles & Thompson, Dallas, for respondents.


WALLACE, Justice.

This case requires us to decide whether a plaintiff must obtain a jury finding on the amount of actual damages as a prerequisite to recovery of exemplary damages under TEX.REV.CIV.STAT.ANN. art. 8306 § 5. We hold she does not.

Charles Wright was killed while attempting to repair a cement mixer at the Gifford-Hill & Company pipe plant where he was employed. His wife, Reva U. Wright, brought this suit to recover exemplary damages for...

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