CNA INS. CO. v. SCHEFFEY

No. 6-91-081-CV.

828 S.W.2d 785 (1992)

CNA INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. Eric SCHEFFEY, M.D., Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Texarkana.

Rehearing Denied April 14, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ross Citti, Mills, Shirley, Eckel, Bassett, Houston, Richard A. Simpson, Ross, Dixon & Masback, Washington, D.C., John R. Mercy, Atchley, Russell, Waldrop, Hlavinka, Texarkana, for appellant.

W. James Kronzer, Law Offices of W. James Kronzer, James R. Spradlin, Spradlin, Mulloy, Rose, Best, Spradlin, Houston, C.L. Ray, Austin, for appellee.

Before CORNELIUS, C.J., and BLEIL and GRANT, JJ.


OPINION

BLEIL, Justice.

CNA Insurance Company1 appeals a judgment for approximately $34 million in damages rendered against it because it did not pay Eric Scheffey, M.D., promptly and fairly for medical treatment he gave to CNA insureds, and because it disparaged Scheffey's professional reputation by making false and misleading representations of fact.2 CNA raises several issues that require our determination...

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