Romero v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

CULPEPPER, Judge.

Mrs. Birdie Romero seeks damages for personal injuries sustained in an automobile accident which occurred in the State of Texas. She was a guest passenger in an automobile being driven by her husband, Gilbert Romero, whose gross negligence is alleged to have been the cause of the accident. Their legal domicile is in the State of Louisiana, where the present suit was instituted against the husband’s liability insurer under our direct action statute. After defendant’s exceptions of no right and no cause of action were overruled, the case was tried on its merits and judgment…