Republic Underwriters Insurance Co. v. Mex-Tex, Inc.

On Motion for Rehearing

Pending before the court is the motion for rehearing of Republic Underwriters Insurance Company. We overrule same after commenting upon several of the multiple grounds asserted.

First, Republic alleges that the court should “correct its judgment in which it inconsistently found that the policy was unambiguous but yet erroneously relied upon principles of construction applicable only to ambiguous documents.” The inconsistency purportedly arose when we held the insurance contract to be unambiguous but then, in footnote five of our opinion, referred to a rule applicable to…