Legal Opinion
Reser v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.
Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
Decided August 26, 1998No. 04-97-00145-CVPublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STONE, Justice.
Appellant, Don Reser, was sued on numerous grounds by a former business client, Central Park Mall Joint Venture [CPMJV]. The suit initially included defamation allegations, which were potentially within the coverage of Reser’s insurance policy with State Farm, as well as numerous other claims not within the coverage of Reser’s policy. CMPJV subsequently amended its claim and eliminated the defamation allegations. State Farm withdrew its defense of Reser and refused to indemnify him once he settled with CPMJV. In this appeal we must decide whether an insurer’s duty to…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Farmers Texas County Mutual Insurance v. GriffinTexas Supreme Court · 1997
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