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TRINITY UNIVERSAL INS. CO. v. BLEEKER

No. 97-0498.

966 S.W.2d 489 (1998)

TRINITY UNIVERSAL INSURANCE COMPANY and Southern County Mutual Insurance Company, Petitioners, v. Ronnie Dale BLEEKER, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided April 14, 1998.

Rehearing Overruled June 5, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jennifer Bruch Hogan, Roger Townsend, Kevin H. Dubose, Houston, for Petitioners.

Anthony F. Constant, Corpus Christi, Phil Harris, Weslaco, Bob Roberts, Austin, Rose R. Vela, Corpus Christi, Thomas H. Watkins, Austin, Albert Villegas, Brownsville, Frank G. Davila, Corpus Christi, for Respondent.

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

This case concerns Ronnie Dale Bleeker's claim for damages from Trinity Universal Insurance Company (Trinity) under the Stowers doctrine and the Deceptive Trade Practices Act (DTPA). Bleeker alleges that Trinity is liable because it did not settle third-party claims against him, thereby exposing him to a judgment in excess of his policy limits. Because we hold that the third party did not offer to...

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