BOWLES v. REED

No. 10-94-103-CV.

913 S.W.2d 652 (1995)

Jim BOWLES, Sheriff of Dallas County, Texas, and Dallas County, Appellants, v. Diane REED, Trustee for Ralph Craig Black D/B/A Allied Bonding Agency, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Waco.

Rehearing Overruled January 17, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Vance, Criminal District Attorney, Thomas F. Keever, Asst. District Attorney, Dallas, for appellants.

L. Kent Clay, Fort Worth, Kathryn J. Gilliam, Waco, for appellee.

Before THOMAS, C.J., and CUMMINGS and VANCE, JJ.


OPINION

CUMMINGS, Justice.

Appellants, Dallas County and Jim Bowles, Sheriff of Dallas County, appeal the trial court's award of actual and punitive damages in favor of appellee, Diane Reed, trustee. We affirm in part, reverse and render in part, and reverse and remand in part.

I. Procedural and Factual Background

Reed, the trustee in bankruptcy for Craig Black d/b/a Allied Bonding Agency, a bail bondsman, filed suit against Bowles and...

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