Lawyers Surety Corp. v. American Public Life Insurance Co.

OPINION

JAMES, Justice.

This is a bond case. Plaintiff-Appellees are two life insurance companies, to wit, American Public Life Insurance Co. (hereinafter called “American Public”) and Southern National Life Insurance Co., (hereinafter called “Southern National”). Defendant-Appellants are two bonding companies, namely, Lawyers Surety Corporation (hereinafter called “Lawyers Surety”) and American Guarantee and Liability Insurance Co. (hereinafter called “American Guarantee”).

American Public and Southern National had a general agent in Dallas, Texas, to wit, a corporation by the name of Business…