1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. S.W.2d
  4. 626 S.W.2d
  5. 626 S.W.2d 898 (1981)
 

AMERICAN INS. COMPANIES v. REED

No. 5607.

626 S.W.2d 898 (1981)

AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANIES et al., Appellants, v. Joe REED, Individually and d/b/a Big Bend Cactus Company, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Eastland.

Rehearing Denied January 28, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James O'Leary and Jim Moseley, Shafer, Gilliland, Davis, McCollum & Ashley, Odessa, Al Walvoord, Jr., Stubbeman, McRae, Sealy, Laughlin & Browder, Midland, Robert E. Goodfriend, Akin, Gump, Hauer & Feld, Dallas, for appellants.

W. Ruff Ahders, Odessa, for appellees.

McCLOUD, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal of a jury award of $665,814.26 resulting from an insurer's denial of liability on a vandalized truck. Plaintiff contends that his recovery is proper based upon the Deceptive Trade Practices — Consumer Protection Act, Articles 21.21 and 21.21-2 of the Texas Insurance Code, common law negligence, and the contractual provisions of the policy.

Plaintiff, Joe Reed, d/b/a Big Bend Cactus Company, leased his 1972 Ford...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases