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STAFFORD v. STAFFORD

No. C-5220.

726 S.W.2d 14 (1987)

Margarita M. STAFFORD, Petitioner, v. Robert T. STAFFORD, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied April 15, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Charles Lyon and Michael A. Yonks, Lyon & Lyon, Mesquite, for petitioner.

John A. George, John A. George, P.C., Dallas, for respondent.

OPINION

HILL, Chief Justice.

This case arose out of a divorce action. In 1984, Robert Stafford sued Margarita Stafford for divorce. Margarita filed a counterclaim to recover personal injury damages alleging that Robert transmitted a venereal disease to her. Although the case was not severed, the divorce proceeding was tried by the district court, while the personal injury case was tried before a jury. The jury found issues supporting Margarita's personal...

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