Crockett v. Smith

DUNAGAN, Chief Justice.

This is a suit brought by appellee seeking damages for an alleged breach of an agreement by appellants to sell appellee one-fourth of the total shares owned and to be acquired by appellants in the Irving Savings and Loan Association, and in the alternative, for damages arising from a breach of trust on the part of appellants and exemplary damages based thereon. The jury in response to special issues found for appellee, both on the making of the contract and the alleged breach of trust, and awarded exemplary damages in the amount of $25,000.00. Appellee thereupon moved…