Legal Opinion
Franco v. Allstate Insurance Company
Texas Supreme Court
Decided February 13, 1974No. B-4128PublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DANIEL, Justice.
Raul C. Franco and wife seek to recover from Allstate Insurance Company, under the uninsured motorist provision of their insurance policy, for the death of their daughter and personal injuries to Mr. Franco, arising out of an accident alleged to have been caused by the negligence of an uninsured motorist. Their suit was filed approximately three years after the date of the accident and death. The question is whether the two or four year statute of limitations is applicable to either or both of the claims asserted.
The trial court applied the two year statute to both counts and…
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