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ARANDA v. INSURANCE CO. OF NORTH AMERICA

No. C-6216.

748 S.W.2d 210 (1988)

Miguel ARANDA, Petitioner, v. INSURANCE CO. OF NORTH AMERICA, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied April 27, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael B. Charlton, Karen A. Lerner, Houston, for petitioner.

Joe L. Guyton, Mark Wham, Weitinger, Steelhammer & Tucker, Kurt Groten, Funderburk & Funderburk, Houston, Royal H. Brin, Jr., Strasburger & Price, Dallas, for respondents.

SPEARS, Justice.

The issue in this case is whether a workers' compensation claimant is entitled to seek damages for the insurance carrier's breach of a duty of good faith and fair dealing. Petitioner Miguel Aranda became unable to work and filed a claim against each of his two employers. He later sued Respondents, Insurance Company of North America (INA) and Lumbermans Mutual Casualty Company (Lumbermans), the compensation carriers for the two employers. He alleged...

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