Texas Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. v. Vail

KEITH, Justice (Retired).

The appellant, Texas Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company, appeals from an adverse judgment rendered after a jury trial wherein appellees, Melvin and Maryanne Vail, recovered judgment for the full policy limit upon a dwelling house and its contents. Appellees also sought and recovered judgment which trebled the amount of the full policy coverage based on their allegations of unfair settlement claims practices under the provisions of the Deceptive Trade Practices Act (“DTPA”) TEX.BUS. & COM.CODE ANN. § 17.50A (Vernon Supp.1985) and TEX.INS. CODE ANN. arts. 21.21,…