State & County Mutual Fire Insurance Co. v. Williams

OPINION

CORNELIUS, Chief Justice.

State and County Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Citizens Adjustment and Reporting Service, Inc., and Sullivan and Associates appeal the trial court’s refusal to grant them a new trial after they suffered a post-answer default judgment.2 We sustain their point of error and reverse the judgment and remand the cause for trial on the merits.

In April 1993, Pamela Williams purchased a used automobile and insured it through Sullivan and Associates. Williams was later involved in an accident and made a claim on her insurance policy. The insurer, State and County…