Berry v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.

MACK KIDD, Justice.

Appellants Robert D. Berry and Andrew Dudney sued appellees, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, Texas Farmers Insurance Company, and Mid-Century Insurance Company of Texas (collectively, “the insurers”), for allegedly violating article 5.07-1 of the Texas Insurance Code by refusing to cover the full cost of original manufacturer replacement parts pursuant to the claims appellants filed under their standard Texas personal automobile insurance policies. See Tex. Ins.Code Ann. art. 5.07-1 (West Supp.2000). Both sides moved for summary judgment. The trial court…