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STANDARD FIRE INS. CO. v. STEPHENSON

No. 09-96-033CV.

963 S.W.2d 81 (1997)

STANDARD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. Joy Lenderman STEPHENSON, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

Decided October 30, 1997.

Order Vacating Judgment and Remanding March 19, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Reagan Wm. Simpson, Fulbright & Jaworski, Houston, for appellant.

George E. Chandler, Lufkin, Michael A. Hatchell, Ramey & Flock, Tyler, for appellee.

Before WALKER, C.J., and STOVER and HILL, JJ.

OPINION

HILL, Justice (Assigned).

The Standard Fire Insurance Company appeals from a judgment resulting from a jury trial in which the jury found Standard Fire breached its duty of good faith and fair dealing by denying and delaying payment of a death benefits claim under the Texas Workers Compensation Act. Joy Lenderman Stephenson, appellee, is the widow of Douglas Stephenson, who died suddenly of a heart attack...

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