Legal Opinion
MacCabees Mutual Life Insurance Co. v. McNiel
Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)
Decided July 2, 1992No. 05-91-00743-CVPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ENOCH, Chief Justice.
Maccabees Mutual Life Insurance Company (Maccabees) appeals from a trial court judgment in favor of Tom McNiel under Tex.Ins.Code Ann. art. 3.62, art. 21.21, § 16 (Vernon 1981). We reverse the award of $4,548 as a penalty under article 3.62 1 and, in all other respects, affirm.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
In September 1987, the Dallas County Hospital District (DCHD) sought to reduce the cost of its Hartford group life insurance coverage and solicited proposals from other insurance carriers. Mike Evans, an insurance broker, provided a proposal for placing coverage with…
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