· 1/15/1986
Tatum v. Preston Carter Co.
Citations
- 702 S.W.2d 186
- 29 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 151
- 1986 Tex. LEXIS 988
How courts have described this case
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- holding that court of appeals erred in proportionally reducing exemplary damages in the exact ratio as the actual damages were reduced
- appellate court must apply Kraus standard when determining reasonableness of punitive damages after actual damages have been reduced
- remittitur of actual damages does not require reduction of exemplary damages by same proportion
- remittitur of actual damages does not require reduction of exemplary damages by same proportion
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Judges: Gonzalez
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