Legal Opinion
Roy Seger v. Yorkshire Insurance Co., Ltd., and Ocean Marine Insurance Co., Ltd.
Texas Supreme Court
Decided June 17, 2016No. 13-0673PublishedCited by 108 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Green
After a tragic accident, a deceased derrick hand’s parents sued the company that owned the drilling rig upon which the fatal accident occurred. The drilling company demanded that its commercial general liability (CGL) insurers defend it in the litigation. - The insurers refused based on lack of coverage. The parents obtained a judgment against the drilling company, the company assigned its rights against the insurers to the parents, and the parents brought a Stoivers action against the insurers. See G.A. Stowers Furniture Co. v. Am. Indem. Co., 15 S.W.2d 544, 547-48 (Tex. Comm’n App.1929,…
2Cases cited49 opinions
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