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Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 71.009: EXEMPLARY DAMAGES.
Where this section sits in the code
- CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE
- TITLE 4. LIABILITY IN TORT
- CHAPTER 71. WRONGFUL DEATH; SURVIVAL; INJURIES OCCURRING OUT OF STATE
- SUBCHAPTER A. WRONGFUL DEATH
When the death is caused by the wilful act or omission or gross negligence of the defendant, exemplary as well as actual damages may be recovered.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
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