Legal Opinion
Texas Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. v. Sturrock
Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)
Decided February 14, 2002No. 09-01-089 CVPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RONALD L. WALKER, Chief Justice.
Jeff A. Sturrock made a claim for personal injury protection (“PIP”) benefits for an injury incurred as he exited his pick-up truck. This litigation ensued after his insurer, Texas Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company, denied the claim. The trial court found that Sturrock’s injuries resulted from a “motor vehicle accident” within the meaning of the insurance policy. After severing Sturrock’s bad faith cause of action into a separate suit, the trial court entered judgment for $2,555 plus attorney fees on Sturrock’s breach of contract claim. Texas Farm…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Farmers Texas County Mutual Insurance v. GriffinTexas Supreme Court · 1997
- Mid-Century Insurance Co. of Texas v. LindseyTexas Supreme Court · 1999
- Dorsey v. Fidelity Union Casualty Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1932
- Le v. Farmers Texas County Mutual Insurance Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1997
- State Farm Mutual Insurance Co. v. Peck, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1995
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3Cited by5 opinions
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