When to Expose Net Worth? 12 The Advocate, State Bar Litigation Section Report, 154 (October 1993) (discussing procedural aspects of “Wyoming plan”). Admissibility of Evidence of Gross Sales In the case before us, Wal-Mart vigorously objected to the plaintiffs introduction of evidence of gross sales. The trial court overruled the objection and evidence was adduced that Wal-Mart had gross sales of about $5 million in January 1989. In closing argument, the plaintiffs attorney used this evidence to suggest to the jury that they should utilize gross sales to measure the punitive damage award to the plaintiff. In reviewing the punitive damage award, the court of appeals held it would not follow the reasoning of Southland Corp. v. Burnett, 790 S.W.2d 828, 830 (Tex.App.-El Paso 1990, no writ) (<HOLDING>) due to the court’s conclusion that admission
holding improper admission of hearsay evidence is reversible error only when the admission causes prejudice holding that admission of evidence of defendants gross receipts was reversible error holding that we would not review a claim of error regarding the admission of evidence when the defendant stipulated to its admission at trial holding that error from the erroneous admission of evidence was harmless in light of the overwhelming evidence of the defendants guilt holding that any error in the exclusion of evidence is cured by the subsequent admission of the evidence