Legal Opinion
Ratcliff v. National County Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided September 25, 1987No. 05-86-00815-CVPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HECHT, Justice.
Vincent F. Ratcliff sued National County Mutual Fire Insurance Company for the damages awarded him by default judgment against National’s insured in a prior action of which National had no notice. Ratcliff and National both moved for summary judgment. The district court granted National’s motion and denied Ratcliff’s.
We hold that policy defenses to claims against insurers for payment of damages adjudged against insureds have not been abolished by amendments to the Texas Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act (“the Act”)1. We further hold that an insurer who receives no notice…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Dairyland County Mutual Insurance Co. of Texas v. RomanTexas Supreme Court · 1973
- Trevino v. Allstate Insurance Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1983
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3Cited by17 opinions
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