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· 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

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • 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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