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HINOTE v. OIL, CHEMICAL AND ATOMIC WORKERS INTERNL. UNION LOCAL 4-23

No. C14-88-132-CV.

777 S.W.2d 134 (1989)

William H. HINOTE and Barbara A. Hinote, Appellants, v. OIL, CHEMICAL AND ATOMIC WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION, AFLCIO, LOCAL 4-23, et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

Rehearing Denied August 24, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James L. Weber, Beaumont, for appellants.

Thomas J. Swearingen, Port Arthur, James E. Crouch, Hamilton, Stephen N. Williams, Beaumont, M. Diane Dwight, Port Arthur, for appellees.

Before PAUL PRESSLER, ROBERTSON and ELLIS, JJ.

OPINION

PAUL PRESSLER, Justice.

Appellants were awarded $397,000 in actual and $785,000 in exemplary damages for injuries received during a bitter labor dispute in Jefferson County, Texas. The trial court overturned the jury verdict and granted judgment non obstante veredicto in favor of appellee. We reverse and render.

The review of a judgment n.o.v. is the same as that of a challenge to the legal sufficiency of the evidence. Aero Energy, Inc...

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