Service Corporation International and Sci Texas Funeral Services, Inc., D/b/a Mont Meta Memorial Park, Petitioners…

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals and remanded for a new trial, holding that there was legally insufficient evidence to find liability for Service Corporation International and to award mental anguish damages to the daughters, while finding some evidence supported limited mental anguish damages for Mrs. Guerra. The Court also held that the trial court erred in admitting evidence of other lawsuits and evidence about a punitive‑damages trust, deeming both inadmissible and harmful to the verdict.