Legal Opinion
Vail v. Texas Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co.
Texas Supreme Court
Decided May 11, 1988No. C-4598Published
1Opinion of the Court
754 S.W.2d 129 (1988)
Melvin L. VAIL et ux., Petitioners,
v.
TEXAS FARM BUREAU MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Respondent.
No. C-4598.
Supreme Court of Texas.
May 11, 1988.
Rehearing Denied July 13, 1988.
Roger D. Sanders, Sherman, Joe K. Longley and Mark L. Kincaid, Longley & Maxwell, Austin, for petitioners.
Sidney H. Davis, Jr., Touchstone, Bernays, Johnston, Beall & Smith, Dallas, for respondent.
SPEARS, Justice.
This case presents the question of whether an insured has a cause of action against an insurer for unfair claims settlement practices under the Deceptive Trade Practices Act or the Texas…
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- Stone v. Lawyers Title Ins. Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1977
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