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STATE FARM LLOYDS INS. CO. v. MALDONADO

No. 96-1179.

963 S.W.2d 38 (1998)

STATE FARM LLOYDS INSURANCE CO., Petitioner, v. Adelfa MALDONADO and Curtis D. Robert, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided February 13, 1998.

Rehearing Overruled April 14, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Dodson, Van Huseman, Alan Clifton Gordon, Corpus Christi, for Petitioner.

Anthony F. Constant, Rose R. Vela, Corpus Christi, for Respondent.

SPECTOR, Justice, delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.

In this case, we consider two issues: whether an insurance company breached its Stowers1 duty to the insured, and whether the insured's failure to comply with the terms of an insurance policy precludes any recovery on the policy by the insured's judgment creditor. The court of appeals held that the insurance company negligently failed to settle within policy limits,...

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