Legal Opinion
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Lopez
Texas Supreme Court
Decided December 3, 2004No. 01-0540PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice O’Neill
We granted Petitioners’ motion for rehearing on May 8, 2003, and withdrew our opinion and dismissal order of October 31, 2002. We now substitute the following opinion.
In this interlocutory appeal, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company challenges an order certifying a class of its Texas policyholders who seek refunds or dividends from the company’s surplus. The court of appeals affirmed. 45 S.W.3d 182, 185. We hold that the trial court failed to perform the rigorous analysis that class certification requires and abused its discretion in certifying the class. Accordingly, we reverse…
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