In re State Farm Lloyds

OPINION

Kem Thompson Frost, Chief Justice

This original proceeding arises out of a dispute between insureds and their insurer over the insurer’s right to an appraisal of the loss under the insurance policy. The insureds brought suit for breach of the policy. The insurer, as relator in this proceeding, seeks a writ of mandamus commanding the trial judge to vacate her order denying the insurer’s motion to compel appraisal and ordering the trial judge to *791compel the parties to engage in the appraisal process. We reject the insureds’ arguments that (1) the insurer waived the appraisal provision by…