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WAL-MART STORES, INC. v. TAMEZ

No. 13-95-568-CV.

960 S.W.2d 125 (1997)

WAL-MART STORES, INC., Appellant, v. Raul TAMEZ, Sr., Individually and as Heir of Raul Tamez, Jr., His Deceased Minor Son, et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

Opinion Overruling Rehearing February 19, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jaime A. Drabek, Drabek & Associates, Harlingen, J. Preston Wrotenbery, Magenheim, Bateman, Robinson, Wrotenbery & Helfand, Houston, for Appellant.

Roel A. Saenz, Jr., McAllen, Neil E. Norquest, Chris A. Brisack, Norquest & Brisack, McAllen, Francisco R. Villarreal, Edmundo O. Ramirez, Cynthia G. Gutierrez, Thomas D. Koeneke, Ellis, Koeneke & Ramirez, McAllen, for Appellees.

Before SEERDEN, C.J., and CHAVEZ and RODRIGUEZ, JJ.

OPINION

SEERDEN, Chief Justice.

A jury found Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ("Wal-Mart"), appellant, guilty of negligence and gross negligence in connection with the accidental shooting death of Raul Tamez, Jr., and assessed approximately $3.5 million in actual damages and $2 million in punitive damages. On appeal, appellant brings twelve points of error complaining of various rulings by the trial court and the sufficiency of the evidence to support the jury's verdict...

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