Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Southern Brokerage Co.

CALVERT, Justice.

In this suit by Southern Brokerage Company, plaintiff, to recover from The Aetna Casualty and Surety Company, defendant, a sum of money expended by the plaintiff as attorneys’ fees and court costs in defending a prior suit against it, the trial court granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment and rendered judgment that plaintiff take nothing. The court of civil appeals reversed the trial court’s judgment and rendered judgment for Southern on its motion for summary judgment. 437 S.W.2d 316. We reverse the judgment of the court of civil appeals and affirm the judgment of…