CU Lloyd's of Texas v. Feldman

In this insurance case, we consider whether a court of appeals may properly render judgment on a party’s liability for breach of contract without evidence of damages and when no declaratory judgment has been sought. We conclude that it cannot, and reverse that portion of the court of appeals’ judgment rendering judgment in favor of Feldman. 1

Stewart Feldman sued CU Lloyd’s of Texas, seeking damages for Lloyd’s alleged breach of the duty of good faith and fan-dealing and breach of contract after Lloyd’s refused to defend Feldman in a lawsuit. The trial court severed Feldman’s breach of…