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- Title: Renee Mccracken Williams Et Al. v. Steves Industries
- Author : First District, Houston Court of Appeals of Texas
- Release Date : January 13, 1985
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 72 KB
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This case arises from a collision of a truck owned by Steves Industries and a car driven by Renee McCracken Williams. Mrs. Williams was injured and her two minor children were killed in the accident. Mrs. Williams and her husband, Kenneth Williams, sued Steves Industries for personal injuries Mrs. Williams suffered as well as wrongful death and survival actions for the deaths of their two children. Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat. Ann. art. 4671 (Vernon Supp. 1984) (Wrongful Death Act); Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat. Ann. art. 5525 (Vernon 1958) (Survival Act). The Williamses alleged that Steves Industries was negligent and grossly negligent in allowing its employee, Robert Robinson, to drive the truck. The jury found Steves Industries both negligent and grossly negligent and awarded $250,000 in punitive damages. The trial court disregarded the jurys findings of gross negligence and limited the award to actual damages. The court of appeals affirmed the judgment of the trial court in part and reversed and rendered in part. 678 S.W.2d 205. We affirm the judgment of the court of appeals.