Cady v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.

GEORGE W. CLOYD, Special Judge.

Plaintiff seeks a recovery against defendant as a result of damages sustained when his automobile was involved in a collision with another automobile in Austin, Texas. Plaintiff’s petition prays damages in the sum of $10,000.00 compensatory and $10,000.00 punitive damages. The trial court sustained Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss and plaintiff appeals.

The Texas collision is alleged to have occurred as a result of improper and inadequate repairs of damage to plaintiff’s automobile which was caused by a prior collision in which the automobile was involved in Kansas…