Paulson v. Fire Insurance Exchange

NORVELL, Justice.

This is a Hurricane Carla case. The trial court designation of the parties will be used in this opinion. Plaintiffs, Clarence Paulson and his wife, Julia, owned property in Palacios, Matagorda County, Texas, which was severely damaged by the winds and waters which attended the hurricane. The defendant, Fire Insurance Exchange, was the insurer of such property. In a suit brought by plaintiffs, the District Court rendered judgment against the insurance company. The Court of Civil Appeals reversed the trial court’s judgment and remanded the case to the District Court for another…