Ranger County Mutual Insurance Co. v. Guin

723 S.W.2d 656 (1987)

RANGER COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Petitioner,

v.

John Wesley GUIN, et al, Respondents.

No. C-5027.

Supreme Court of Texas.

January 21, 1987.

Rehearing Denied February 25, 1987.

Ralph M. Zeleskey, Zeleskey, Cornelius, Rogers, Hallmark & Borgfeld, Lufkin, for petitioner.

Richard Grainger and Paul Colley, Jr., Grainger, Patterson, Howard & Colley, Tyler, for respondents.

WALLACE, Justice.

This case concerns the liability of an insurance company for negligence in the handling of a claim against its insured. Pursuant to a jury verdict the trial court rendered judgment for the…