Supreme Court of Texas
ROCOR INT'L, INC. v. NAT'L UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITTSBURGH, 99-0673
Without evidence that a claimant presented an insurer with a settlement demand within policy limits, which an ordinarily prudent insurer would have accepted, a claim under article 21.21 of the Texas Insurance Code for failure to reasonably attempt settlement must fail.
Appellate Information
- Argued 03/01/2000
- Decided 05/23/2002
- Published 05/23/2002
Judges
- Justice O'NEILL delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice PHILLIPS, Justice ENOCH, Justice JEFFERSON, and Justice RODRIGUEZ joined.
Court
- Supreme Court of Texas
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Jay Harvey,Winckler & Harvey, Mark L. Kincaid, Kincaid & Horton, Austin, for Petitioner.
- For Appellees:
- Gerald D. McFarlen, San Antonio, Thomas F. Nye, Corpus Christi, Brin & Brin, Thomas C. Wright, The Wright Law Firm, Lydia S. Zinkhan, Campbell Harrison & Wright, Houston, William V. Dorsaneo, III, Dallas, for Respondent.