Bobby Smith Brokerage, Inc. v. Bones

OPINION

FENDER, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal by Bobby Smith Brokerage, Inc., S & R Brokerage, Inc., and Douglas Smith, defendants in the trial court, from a judgment awarding plaintiff, James Bones, actual and punitive damages for fraud, a breach of fiduciary duty and a duty of good faith and fair dealings.

We reverse and render.

On February 2, 1983, appellee filed suit against appellants alleging he was an independent trucker transporting loads of freight assigned to him by various brokerage firms, including appellants’. Appel-lee’s Original Petition alleged that he had an agreement with…