Supreme Court of Texas

An award of extra-contractual damages on top of payments made by a mortgage insurer after a bad-faith suit was filed against it is reversed where there was no evidence that the insurer knew its actions were false, deceptive, or unfair.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/13/2005
• Decided 04/07/2006
• Published 04/07/2006

Judges

• Justice BRISTER delivered the opinion of the Court.

Court

• Supreme Court of Texas

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Stephen D. Howen, Mark T. Davenport, Figari & Davenport, L.L.P., Dallas, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Van Huseman, Alan Clifton Gordon, Paul Dodson, Huseman & Pletcher, Corpus Christi, for Respondent.