Legal Opinion
Christopher v. General Computer Systems, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided August 31, 1977No. 19238PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GUITTARD, Chief Justice.
This suit was brought by General Computer Systems, Inc., a supplier of computer equipment, against Surety Industries, Inc. and Charles Christopher, Surety’s president and sole stockholder, for misappropriation of funds alleged to have been collected by Surety as agent for General and diverted by Christopher for his personal use. After a verdict favorable to General, the claim against Surety was severed, and judgment was rendered against Christopher on the verdict for $117,190.97 actual damages and $150,000 exemplary damages. On this appeal Christopher’s principal…
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