Mid-Continent Casualty Co. v. Safe Tire Disposal Corp.
Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
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…
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