Legal Opinion
Universe Life Insurance v. Giles
Texas Supreme Court
Decided July 9, 1997No. 94-0992Published
1Opinion of the Court
950 S.W.2d 48 (1997)
The UNIVERSE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, AIA Services Corporation, and AIA Insurance, Inc., Petitioners,
v.
Ida M. GILES, Respondent.
No. 94-0992.
Supreme Court of Texas.
Argued September 21, 1995.
Decided July 9, 1997.
J. D. McLaughlin, Paris, Robert H. Renneker, Dallas, for Petitioners.
John R. Mercy, Texarkana, Jesse L. Nickerson, III, Paris, for Respondent.
2Judgment of the CourtSpector, Justice
The two issues in this case are whether any evidence supports an insured's judgment against her health insurer for breach of the duty of good faith and fair dealing, and whether any evidence supports a punitive damages award. In…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
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- Garza v. AlviarTexas Supreme Court · 1965
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