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Title: Texas National Bank v. Dewey J. Karnes
Author : Supreme Court of Texas
Release Date : January 22, 1986
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 61 KB

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This is a secured transaction case involving issues of the scope of appellate review and the recoverability of punitive damages. Respondents Dewey and Alice Karnes sued Texas National Bank for improper disposition of repossessed collateral and for conversion. The trial court rendered judgment for the plaintiffs which included punitive damages. The court of appeals, in an unpublished opinion, modified the trial courts judgment by granting attorneys fees and ordering remittitur of some punitive damages. We reverse the court of appeals attorneys fees judgment because it was based on unassigned error. We also reverse the court of appeals; punitive damage judgment because there was no finding of actual damages in tort.