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MATTIX-HILL v. RECK

No. 95-1319.

923 S.W.2d 596 (1996)

Virginia MATTIX-HILL, Petitioner, v. Gwendolyn RECK (formerly Gwendolyn Erwin), individually and as next friend of Amy Reck, a minor, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Overruled July 8, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lynn E. Carter, Austin, for petitioner.

Jimmy W. Nettles, Cheryl Ann Schultz, Beaumont, for respondent.

PER CURIAM.

The issue in this case is whether there is any evidence that a Texas Department of Human Services ("DHS") caseworker intentionally inflicted emotional distress upon the mother of a child placed in DHS custody. The court of appeals reversed the trial court's judgment notwithstanding the verdict, holding that there was some evidence to support the jury's finding of intentional infliction of emotional distress, and reinstated a jury award of $400,000 in actual...

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