ITT Consumer Financial Corp. v. Tovar

OPINION

BARAJAS, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment on a jury verdict awarding Appellee actual and punitive damages for negligence, gross negligence and intentional infliction of emotional distress. We reverse and render.

I. SUMMARY OF THE EVIDENCE

Appellee holds a degree in criminal justice and works as a paralegal specialist for the United States Customs Service. In late 1987, Appellee bought a home and invited his best friend from high school, Frank Chavira, who was working at Appellant’s consumer loan office as an assistant manager, 1 to share the house. Chavira paid for a room…