Nabours v. Longview Savings & Loan Ass'n

Supreme Court of Texas · Decided 1985-07-17

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KILGARLIN, Justice, dissenting. The court’s decision today creates a rule disallowing an award of punitive damages incident to equitable relief, despite a defendant’s wrongful acts. This disregard of a jury verdict is rationalized by a purported reliance upon judicial precedent. Not only does the court’s attempt to adhere to such precedent rely upon an incorrect analysis of Texas law, but with a pen stroke to…

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