CIGNA Ins. Co. of Texas v. Jones

OPINION

KENNEDY, Justice.

An insurance company appeals from a judgment declaring that its policy insuring a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) appliance shop remained in effect. The judgment rendered CIGNA 1 liable to Helen Lucile Jones and Eugene Tutt Jones for the policy limit of $300,000 (plus interest, attorneys’ fees, and costs) for personal injuries and property damages suffered because of a fire resulting from a repairman’s negligence. The trial court based its judgment on a conclusion that courts should invoke public policy to extend the law to fill a gap in the licensing procedures of the…