Tatum v. Preston Carter Co.

OPINION

GONZALEZ, Justice.

The primary issue in this appeal is whether the court of appeals applied the correct legal standard when it ordered a remittitur of exemplary damages. John C. Tatum, Jr. sued Preston Carter Company for breach of an agency agreement and breach of fiduciary duty. After a jury trial, the trial court rendered judgment for Tatum for actual damages, exemplary damages, and attorney fees. In an unpublished opinion, the court of appeals affirmed the trial court’s judgment as to some of the actual damages and reversed and rendered as to other damages. To preserve the exact…