Puckett v. U.S. Fire Insurance Co.

678 S.W.2d 936 (1984)

Jo Beth Warren PUCKETT et al., Petitioners,

v.

U.S. FIRE INSURANCE CO., Respondent.

No. C-2799.

Supreme Court of Texas.

October 24, 1984.

Rehearing Denied November 21, 1984.

Gibson, Ochsner & Adkins, Danny M. Needham, Amarillo, Byrd, Davis & Eisenberg, Thomas H. Davis, Austin, for petitioners.

L.W. Anderson, Dallas, for respondent.

SPEARS, Justice.

This is a declaratory judgment action. The question presented is whether an insured's failure to have his plane inspected need be the cause of an accident in order for the insurance company to avoid liability under an aviation policy for…