Rees v. Smith

JIM GUNTER, Justice.

| ]Appellee Sandra Smith sued appellants, alleging various torts, after appellant David Rees allegedly demanded sexual favors as a condition of his continued legal representation of her. A jury awarded appellee $10,000 for emotional distress, and appellants now raise seven arguments on appeal: the trial court erred in (1) allowing appellee to present her claim when there is no legal basis for a right of recovery for emotional distress in breach of fiduciary duty cases; (2) denying appellants’ motion for sanctions for appellee’s alleged discovery violations; (3) admitting…