L. D. Bounds, Petitioner v. Kerry Tyrone Caudle, Respondents

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court reversed the lower courts and remanded for a new trial, holding that interspousal tort immunity does not bar the children’s wrongful‑death claim based on an intentional tort, that the constructive trust and forfeiture of the life‑insurance proceeds are proper, and that the trial court erred in refusing a self‑defense instruction; it also affirmed its jurisdiction despite the rehearing‑motion dispute.