General Accident, Fire & Life Assurance Corp. v. Legate

HUTCHINSON, Justice.

This is a suit for treble damages by virtue of Sections 17.46(a) and 17.50(a)(4) (Supp. 1978-1979) of the Deceptive Trade Practices Aet-Texas Business and Commerce Code; Article 21.21, Sec. 16, of the Texas Insurance Code Ann. (Supp.1978); and State Board of Insurance Regulation No. 18663. Alternatively, recovery is sought under Article 3.62-1 of the Texas Insurance Code Ann. The parties will be referred to as in the trial court, that is, Appellee Legate as plaintiff and Appellant General Accident as defendant.

Plaintiff received personal injuries in an automobile accident…