Montgomery Ward and Co. v. Marvin Riggs Co.

SHANNON, Justice.

The opinion of this Court handed down on May 30, 1979, is withdrawn, and the following opinion replaces it.

Appellee Marvin Riggs Company sued appellants Montgomery Ward and Company and its employee Michael Lynn Cross in the district court of San Saba County. Appel-lee’s suit was to recover for damages to appellee’s truck sustained in a collision with Ward’s truck. After a jury trial, judgment was entered against both appellants for $10,681.00 in compensatory damages and against Montgomery Ward for $5,000.00 in exemplary damages. We will affirm the judgment.

In its trial…