Cook v. Superior Insurance Company

DIES, Chief Justice.

In 1963, appellant obtained a judgment against one Willie J. Sallie for $15,465.46. It was affirmed in Sallie v. Cook, 403 S.W. 2d 509 (Tex.Civ.App., Dallas, 1966, no writ), to which we refer for a more detailed statement. Appellee, Superior Insurance Company, was the liability insurer of Sallie and, as such, paid its policy limit of $5,000 plus $744.93 to appellant. A total of $10,465.46 plus 6% per annum from June 13, 1966, remains unpaid. A writ of execution issued on the judgment was returned unsatisfied.

Appellant filed for a writ of garnishment alleging that he had…