Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Matthew Don Myers

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN NO. 03-00-00132-CV Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Appellant v. Matthew Don Myers, Appellee FROM THE COUNTY COURT AT LAW OF TOM GREEN COUNTY NO. 96C129-L, HONORABLE DAVID B. READ, JUDGE PRESIDING Appellee Matthew Don Myers brought suit against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., seeking actual and punitive damages for false imprisonment and intentional infliction of emotional distress. The jury found Wal-Mart liable for false imprisonment and awarded Myers $10,000 in actual damages for mental anguish and $20,000 in exemplary damages. Wal-Mart appeals the verdict by…