Loyd Electric Company v. DeHoyos

BARROW, Justice.

This is a suit to recover exemplary damages for the death of an employee, as authorized by Art. 16, § 26 of the Texas Constitution, Vernon’s Ann.St., and Art. 8306, § 5, Vernon’s Ann.Civ.St. On August 24, 1962, Gabriel C. DeHoyos received fatal burns in a fire which occurred on the premises of his employer,- Loyd Electric Company, Inc. Appellees, who are his widow and two surviving minor children, were paid death benefits under the Texas Workmen’s Compensation Act. The jury found in a subsequent suit brought by ap-pellee, that appellant company was guilty of several acts of…