LAWYERS SUR. CORP. v. STATE

Nos. 3-87-071-CV, 3-87-072-CV.

753 S.W.2d 703 (1988)

LAWYERS SURETY CORPORATION, Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee (2 Cases).

Court of Appeals of Texas, Austin.

May 4, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William O. Holston, Jr., Dallas, for appellant.

Jim Mattox, Atty. Gen., Joe Foy, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, for appellee in No. 3-87-071-CV.

Jim Mattox, Atty. Gen., Diane Weidert Morris, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Fred Whitaker, Carthage, for appellee in No. 3-87-072-CV.

Before SHANNON, C.J., and GAMMAGE and CARROLL, JJ.


GAMMAGE, Justice.

Lawyers Surety Corporation ("Lawyers Surety") appeals from two district court judgments awarding the Texas Railroad Commission (the "Commission") the face amounts of two performance bonds required to ensure the proper plugging of inactive oil and gas wells. We will reverse those portions of the judgments against Lawyers Surety, and here render judgment that the Commission take nothing against Lawyers Surety...

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