Legal Opinion
Texas Farm Bureau Underwriters and Texas Farm Bureau Insurance v. Douglas Rasmussen and Kathy Rasmussen
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided July 11, 2013No. 01-12-00992-CVPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JANE BLAND, Justice.
A fire destroyed a rental property owned by Douglas and Eathy Rasmussen. The Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Company denied the Rasmussens’ property insurance claim because the Rasmussens had failed to pay the insurance premium due for the renewal of that policy six months before the fire occurred. The Rasmussens sued Texas Farm Bureau and Fred Bolton, a Texas Farm Bureau agent, for breach of contract and Texas Insurance Code violations. A jury found for the Rasmussens, and awarded $40,000 in damages. The trial court entered judgment in favor of the Rasmussens and…
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