DENTON, Chief Justice.
This suit was brought by appellant, the assured of a liability insurance policy, against appellee insurance carrier, to recover an amount in excess of the policy limits which had been assessed by a jury in a prior case against appellant. This suit is brought under the so-called Stowers doctrine based on Stowers Furniture Co. v. American Indemnity Co., Tex.Com.App., 15 S.W.2d 544.
The present case followed appellee's refusal to compromise...
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