Northwestern Mutual Insurance Co. v. Lawson

DUNAGAN, Chief Justice.

This appeal is from an Order entered by the District Court of Shelby County, Texas, overruling the pleas of privilege of the appellants, Northwestern Mutual Insurance Company, Texas Farmers Insurance Company and Commercial Standard Insurance Company. A determination of the correctness of the Order requires a construction of certain portions of the uninsured motorist provisions of automobile liability policies issued in Texas. For convenience the insurers will be designated “Northwestern,” “Farmers” and “Commercial.”

As shown by the record, the automobile accident out of…