English v. Fischer

660 S.W.2d 521 (1983)

Sarah Jane ENGLISH, Petitioner,

v.

Jerry E. FISCHER, and Alice Ann Fischer, Respondents.

No. C-1908.

Supreme Court of Texas.

November 9, 1983.

Rehearing Denied December 14, 1983.

Hilgers, Watkins & Kazen, Thomas H. Watkins and David W. Hilgers, Austin, for petitioner.

Harris, Cook & Browning, James R. Harris and J. Norman Thomas, Corpus Christi, for respondents.

WALLACE, Justice.

This is a suit for damages by a homeowner against the mortgagee for failure to turn over the proceeds of a fire insurance policy in order to aid the homeowner in rebuilding after a fire. The trial court…