Legal Opinion
Texas Farmers Insurance Co. v. Soriano
Texas Supreme Court
Decided September 8, 1994No. D-3363PublishedCited by 96 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEnoch, Justice
in which PHILLIPS, Chief Justice, and GONZALEZ, GAMMAGE and SPECTOR, Justices, join.
The issue in this case is whether there is any evidence that the Texas Farmers Insurance Company was negligent or breached a duty of good faith and fair dealing in failing to settle certain claims against its insured, Richard Soriano. We hold there is no evidence of negligence or bad faith.
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In September 1978, Richard Soriano crashed head-on into another car driven by Carlos Medina. Mr. Medina was severely injured and his wife of thirty years was killed. The Medinas’ two children, ages 11 and 12, were injured…
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