ALLEN v. AETNA CAS. & SUR. CO.

No. 18006.

567 S.W.2d 547 (1978)

Roxie C. ALLEN et al., Appellants, v. AETNA CASUALTY & SURETY COMPANY et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

Rehearing Denied June 15, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe K. Longley, Austin, Wallace S. Craig, Hurst, for appellants.

Harris & Harris, Jack E. Harris, Arlington, for Safeco Ins. Co. of America.

Brown, Crowley, Simon & Peebles, George A. Crowley, Fort Worth, for United Services Auto. Ass'n.

Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons, R. B. Cousins, Craig Eggleston, Dallas, for Members Mut. Ins. Co.; Sec. Nat. Ins. Co.; State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.; Trinity Universal Ins. Co.; American Gen. Fire & Cas. Co.; Allstate Ins. Co.; Hartford Cas. Ins. Co.; Government Emp. Ins. Co.; United States Fire Ins. Co.

Touchstone, Bernays & Johnston, Jim E. Cowles, R. Brent Cooper, Dallas, for St. Paul Ins. Co.; Texas Farmers Ins. Co.

Strasburger & Price, Royal H. Brin, Jr., Dallas, for Gulf Ins. Co.

Greenberg & Bach, Robert M. Greenberg, Dallas, for Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co.; Standard Fire Ins. Co.; United States Fidelity & Guarantee Co.

Cantey, Hanger, Gooch, Munn & Collins, William B. David, Fort Worth, for Emp. Cas. Co.

McBryde, Bogle & Green, John McBryde, Fort Worth, for Travelers Indem. of Rhode Island.

Watson, Kennedy & McCall, Keith W. Kennedy, Waco, for Southern Farm Bureau Cas.


OPINION

SPURLOCK, Justice.

Roxie C. Allen, Connie D. Barker, John T. Goodin and Amos Howard, on behalf of themselves and "all other persons or entities similarly situated", sued twenty insurance companies. By their fourth amended original petition, plaintiffs alleged that each defendant issues insurance policies containing a "personal injury protection" endorsement, but that each such policy is contrary to the statutory provisions of Tex. Ins.Code Ann. art...

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