Legal Opinion

Giddings Convalescent Home, Inc. v. Wilson

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided October 27, 1971No. 11847PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

O’QUINN, Justice.

Appellants brought this suit for actual and punitive damages and, alternatively, to enforce a constructive trust on certain property in Giddings, Texas. Appellants abandoned their contract theory and went to trial before a jury on the theory that a constructive trust grew out of breach of a fiduciary duty by Rogers D. Wilson, one of the appellees.

Upon a jury verdict favorable to appel-lees, the trial court entered judgment that appellants take nothing.

We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

Eric K. Palmros, Sr., and his son, Eric K. Palmros, Jr., entered into a joint…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Holcomb v. LorinoTexas Supreme Court · 1935
  2. Collins v. GeeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1937
  3. Evans v. CarterCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1915
  4. Keystone Production Co. v. PaceCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1931

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Woodruff v. BryantCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1977
  2. Transport Indemnity Company, a California Corporation v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, a Massachusetts CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
  3. Maykus v. First City Realty and Financial Corp.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1974
  4. Barnett v. MatzCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1972

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