Legal Opinion
Costa v. Storm
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided October 18, 1984No. 01-84-00310-CVPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DOYLE, Justice.
This is an appeal in a dental malpractice case. A jury found the appellant guilty of certain negligent acts and also found gross negligence, and awarded the total sum of $174,000 for actual and exemplary damages. By cross-assignment, appellee requests that this court assess a penalty against appellant for taking the appeal for purpose of delay, pursuant to Texas Rules of Civil Procedure 435 and 438.
This case was originally brought by ap-pellee against the estate of Dr. James R. Smith and the appellant herein. After the elose of evidence and immediately before jury…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- First Security Bank & Trust Co. v. RoachCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1973
- Bank of North America v. BellCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1973
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- Exxon Corp. v. RobertsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1986
- Capital Title Co., Inc. v. Donaldson, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1987
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