Schubert v. Trailmobile Trailer, L.L.C.

PHILLIP R. GARRISON, Judge.

This is a dispute concerning whether a defendant in a personal injury case and its excess insurance carrier are jointly and severally hable for a payment due under a settlement agreement. Robert E. Schubert (“Robert”) 1 filed suit against Trailmo-bile Trailer, L.L.C. (“Trailmobile”) and Freightways, Inc. (“Freightways”) in the trial court for injuries and damages sustained in a collision between his vehicle and a semi-tractor-trailer that occurred on January 9, 1999. Subsequently, a settlement agreement was reached calling for payments to Robert totaling $4,250,000.…