Legal Opinion
Matthews v. Home Insurance Co.
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided March 7, 1996No. 01-94-00225-CVPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COHEN, Justice.
Appellants (Matthews) appeal from a take-nothing summary judgment that Home’s insurance policy does not cover a legal malpractice claim against them. The main issue in this ease is whether Matthews is covered for malpractice occurring before May 4,1990, even though he signed an endorsement clearly stating that he had no such coverage. We hold he is not covered and affirm the judgment.
FACTS
On April 24, 1991, Matthews was served with a citation in a lawsuit alleging that he committed legal malpractice in 1989 and earlier. 1 Home insured Matthews. Its original policy was…
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