Legal Opinion
Joachim v. Travelers Insurance Co.
Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)
Decided September 25, 2008No. 07-06-0322-CVPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JAMES T. CAMPBELL, Justice.
Barry L. Joachim appeals an adverse summary judgment granted in favor of The Travelers Insurance Company on its affirmative defense of res judicata. Finding Travelers failed to conclusively prove this defense, we reverse and remand.
Background
Joachim filed suit on August 4, 1999, in cause number 99-507,018, against Travelers 2 asserting an underinsured motorist claim arising from an August 5, 1997, motor vehicle accident. On August 28, 2001, Joachim filed a notice of nonsuit on his entire case but did not obtain a signed order of dismissal by the trial court.…
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