W. P. H. McFaddin v. B. C. Hebert

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court adopted the Commission of Appeals' answer that counsel’s instruction to the jury to answer a special issue in a way that would produce a desired verdict was reversible error. The Court held that, under Articles 2184 and 2189, special‑issue juries must answer each question based solely on the evidence, not on the legal effect of the answers as explained by counsel.