Alamo National Bank v. Kraus

CAMPBELL, Justice.

This is a personal injury and wrongful death case. A jury found that Defendants Alamo National Bank and Kelly Salvage Company acted with negligence and gross negligence which proximately caused the death of Nancy Marie Kraus and the injury of her son, John L. Kraus. The trial court disregarded a jury finding and denied recovery against the Bank. Judgment was rendered against Kelly Salvage Company for actual and exemplary damages. The Court of Civil Appeals reformed the trial court’s judgment and decreed that plaintiffs recover actual and exemplary damages from Alamo National…