Bexar County Mut. Ins. Co. v. Ward

GRISSOM, Chief Justice.

Appellant, a county mutual insurance company organized under Art. 4860a-20, Vernon’s Ann.Civ.St., issued a fire insurance policy to appellees. The insured property was destroyed by fire and appellees sued on the policy in the county in which it had been situated. Appellant’s plea of privilege was overruled and it appealed.

The substance of appellant’s contention is that its plea of privilege should have been sustained because a county mutual insurance company is exempt from the operation of the insurance laws, except as expressly provided in Art. 4860a-20 and the policy…