Legal Opinion

Mid-Continent Casualty Co. v. Safe Tire Disposal Corp.

Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)

Decided June 23, 1999No. 04-98-01048-CVPublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by:

SARAH B. DUNCAN, Justice.

Mid-Continent Casualty Co. appeals the trial court’s judgment (1) declaring it must defend Safe Tire Disposal Corp., Safe Tire Disposal Corp. of Texas, and Scott Holden in a suit brought against them by Cecil Booth and Deborah Markwardt; (2) denying Mid-Continent’s request for attorney’s fees; and (3) ordering Mid-Continent to pay Safe Tire $5,000 in attorney’s fees. Because the settlement of Booth’s and Markwardt’s suit moots Mid-Continent’s appeal of the duty to defend issue, we vacate this aspect of the trial court’s judgment and dismiss this…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Bocquet v. HerringTexas Supreme Court · 1998
  2. Sysco Food Services, Inc. v. TrapnellTexas Supreme Court · 1995
  3. Camarena v. Texas Employment CommissionTexas Supreme Court · 1988
  4. GENERAL LAND OFFICE OF THE STATE OF TEX. v. Oxy USA, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1990
  5. Scurlock Oil Co. v. SmithwickTexas Supreme Court · 1986

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3Cited by44 opinions

  1. Smith v. Brown, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2001
  2. Texas Department of Transportation v. Beckner, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2002
  3. Njuku v. Middleton, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2000
  4. Cozby v. City of Waco, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2003
  5. Compass Exploration, Inc. v. B-E Drilling Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2001

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