Legal Opinion
Vista Chevrolet, Inc. v. Barron
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided September 26, 1985No. 13-84-236-CVPublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BENAVIDES, Justice.
This is a slander case. Appellee Barron filed suit against Vista Chevrolet, Inc. and Phillip E. Neesen, seeking actual and exemplary damages as compensation for harm done and injuries suffered from the actions of Vista Chevrolet in reporting to the Corpus Christi Police Department and the police department of Ithaca, New York, that Barron had stolen one of its vehicles.
Trial was to a jury which found that the reports made by Vista Chevrolet were false and made with malice. The trial court entered judgment on the verdict against Vista Chevrolet for $500,000.00 in…
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