Purvis v. Prattco, Inc.

BARROW, Justice.

Petitioners, Forrest H. Purvis and wife, individually and as next friend of their minor daughters, brought this suit to recover actual and exemplary damages from respondent, Prattco, Inc., d/b/a Holiday Inn D-FW Airport North. Petitioners alleged that their private use, as registered guests, of a motel room was interfered with in the middle of the night by respondent’s employee, Amin Baji. Judgment was rendered on the jury verdict for actual damages, but the trial court disregarded the jury finding of exemplary damages for the stated reason that the evidence did not…