Legal Opinion
Stewart Title Guaranty Co. v. Sterling
Texas Supreme Court
Decided February 12, 1992No. C-8910PublishedCited by 870 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GONZALEZ, Justice.
The principal issue on which we focus in this case is whether a defendant who is found liable for violating Art. 21.21, § 16 of the Texas Insurance Code can reduce liability by setting off against the amount of damages the amount of a settlement entered into by co-defendants. The nonset-tling defendant, Stewart Title Guaranty Company, sought a credit based on the “one satisfaction rule.” This doctrine was first articulated in Texas in Bradshaw v. Baylor University, 84 S.W.2d 703, 705 (Tex.1935), and its purpose is to limit an injured party to a single satisfaction for…
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