Legal Opinion
Sanford v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided December 10, 1992No. 01-91-01043-CVPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COHEN, Justice.
Does the family member exclusion (endorsement 575) mandated by the State Board of Insurance in the standard Texas personal auto liability policy violate the statutory public policy of Texas requiring every driver to have liability insurance? Like our sister courts in Austin and Dallas, we hold that it does.
FACTS
On September 1,1988, V. Roberson had a collision while driving a car owned by her mother, V. Sanford. Sanford was the named insured under a standard Texas personal auto policy issued by Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company (Liberty). Bruce Roberson, Roberson's…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Firemen's Ins. Co. of Newark, New Jersey v. BurchTexas Supreme Court · 1968
- Price v. PriceTexas Supreme Court · 1987
- Jilani by and Through Jilani v. JilaniTexas Supreme Court · 1988
- Colony Insurance Co. v. H.R.K., Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1987
- Springfield v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Insurance Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1981
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