Legal Opinion
Sanford L. Bauman, Individually and as Trustee, and Stacy B. Smith, Plaintiffs v. Centex Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 17, 1980No. 77-3479PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs Bauman and Smith sued Centex Corporation for breach of contract, state law fraud, and federal securities law violations, plus breach of Bauman’s employment contract. The jury found for plaintiffs on all issues and awarded substantial compensatory and exemplary damages. The district court added stipulated attorneys’ fees. We affirm the award in its entirety.
I. The facts
Centex Corporation is a large conglomerate whose subsidiary corporations include real estate, home building and general construction, and cement and related companies. Bauman was president and…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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