Legal Opinion
Keene Corp. v. Kirk
Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)
Decided December 20, 1993No. 05-92-01112-CVPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
THOMAS, Justice.
Keene Corporation appeals from a jury verdict in favor of appellees Ollis E. Kirk and Josephine Wittner for asbestos-caused personal injuries. 1 In nine points of error, Keene generally complains that the trial court erred in (i) submitting improper definitions of “proximate cause” and “unreasonably dangerous”; (ii) submitting “wantonness” to the jury as an independent theory of recovery; (iii) limiting cross-examination of an expert witness; (iv) overruling the contention that the punitive awards violated the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment; and (v)…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Estate of Veale v. Teledyne Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1995
- Thompson v. Deloitte & Touche, L.L.P., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1995
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