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HOUSTON GEN. INS. CO. v. LANE WOOD INDUS., INC.

No. 17980.

571 S.W.2d 384 (1978)

HOUSTON GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY and Gene Smyers d/b/a Gene Smyers Insurance, Appellants, v. LANE WOOD INDUSTRIES, INC. and d/b/a Ranada Mobile Homes, Inc., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

Rehearing Denied October 12, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McBryde, Bogle & Green and John F. Green, Jr., Fort Worth, for Houston Gen. Ins. Co.

Cantey, Hanger, Gooch, Munn & Collins and Tolbert L. Greenwood, Fort Worth, for Gene Smyers d/b/a Gene Smyers Insurance.

Kilgore & Kilgore and Eugene R. Lyerly, Dallas, Shannon, Gracey, Ratliff & Miller and Kleber C. Miller and David E. Keltner, Fort Worth, for appellees.

OPINION

HUGHES, Justice.

This case involves an action against an insurer on a liability insurance policy and a negligence action against the insurer's local recording agent. The issues presented on appeal are whether the judgment against the insurer may be supported on the ground of estoppel, contract or reformation and whether the agent was negligent in failing to maintain or secure liability coverage for plaintiff. The trial court rendered judgment for...

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