Legal Opinion
Stumph v. Dallas Fire Insurance Co.
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Decided December 21, 2000No. 03-99-00606-CVPublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YEAKEL, Justice.
This appeal arises from a dispute between Stan Stumph, doing business as Concrete Concepts, (“Stumph”) and Dallas Fire Insurance Company (“Dallas Fire”) over insurance coverage. Stumph initiated this litigation by filing suit in district court seeking damages resulting from Dallas Fire’s refusal to defend and indemnify Stumph in a previous suit filed against him. A jury found in Stumph’s favor and awarded him damages. Stumph appeals the district court’s denial of his motion for judgment on the verdict seeking treble damages. Dallas Fire appeals the award of actual damages. We…
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