Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Marshall

724 S.W.2d 770 (1987)

The AETNA CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY, Petitioner,

v.

Robert W. MARSHALL, Respondent.

No. C-4809.

Supreme Court of Texas.

January 21, 1987.

Rehearing Denied March 18, 1987.

Charles W. Hurd, III and Roger Townsend, Fulbright & Jaworski, Houston, for petitioner.

Joe K. Longley and Mark L. Kincaid, Longley & Maxwell, Austin, for respondent.

KILGARLIN, Justice.

We granted writ in this case principally to consider whether a cause of action exists against an insurance carrier under Tex.Ins. Code Ann. art. 21.21 (unfair insurance practices) when that carrier fails to comply with the terms…