Legal Opinion
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Lynch
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided August 18, 1998No. 06-97-00098-CVPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROSS, Justice.
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. appeals from an order imposing sanctions because of discovery abuse. Although the facts in the underlying case are not clear, it appears that Gary Lynch permitted Wal-Mart to take three computers from his possession to determine if they were stolen. Wal-Mart believed these computers had been stolen from one of its Sam’s Club stores and, after taking them from Lynch, refused to return them. Lynch then sued Wal-Mart for conversion.
In the discovery process of this suit, a hearing was held on August 26, 1996, at which time the court ordered Wal-Mart to…
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- Wilson v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.District Court, S.D. Texas · 2001