Legal Opinion
May v. United Services Ass'n of America
Texas Supreme Court
Decided January 20, 1993No. C-9989PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PHILLIPS, Chief Justice.
This case involves the scope of an insurance agent’s common-law duty to a customer in rendering advice about and procuring a policy for health insurance. The plaintiffs asserted only common-law causes of action, making no claim under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act, Tex.Bus. & Com.Code §§ 17.41 et seq. or any other statute. While the jury found favorably for the plaintiffs on a claim of the agent’s negligence, it failed to find for the plaintiffs as to misrepresentation. On this verdict, the trial court rendered judgment for the…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- Lazzara v. Howard A. Esser, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Frank B. Hall & Co. v. Beach, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1987
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