Francis v. International Service Insurance Co.

GREENHILL, Chief Justice.

This case concerns the Texas Uninsured Motorist Act,1 and the definition of “uninsured automobile” as it appears in an insurance policy issued pursuant to the Act.

The plaintiff, Ila Mae Francis, filed this action in the District Court of Lamar County against the respondent, International Service Insurance Company and another insurance company. The cause of action against the other company was severed, and so the respondent will be here referred to as the insurance company.

The plaintiff alleged that on September 13,1968, she was a passenger in an automobile that was…