Texas Commerce Bank—New Braunfels, National Ass'n v. Townsend

POWERS, Justice.

Texas Commerce Bank — New Braunfels, N.A., appeals from a trial-court judgment, given on the jury’s verdict, awarding Clay Townsend compensatory and exemplary damages proximately caused by the bank’s negligence and wrongful dishonor in refusing to pay a bank check drawn by Townsend. We will reverse the judgment and render judgment that Townsend take nothing.

THE CONTROVERSY

Townsend, an attorney, maintained in the bank a trust account under the name “C.N. Townsend, Escrow Account.” His judgment creditor obtained service of a writ of garnishment on the bank. The writ commanded…