MID-CENTURY INS. CO. OF TEXAS v. BOYTE

No. 01-0523.

80 S.W.3d 546 (2002)

MID-CENTURY INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS, Petitioner, v. Randy BOYTE and Margaret Boyte, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied August 22, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Diana L. Faust, R. Brent Cooper, Michelle E. Robberson, Cooper & Scully, Dallas, Harry M. Reasoner, Marie R. Yeates, Penelope E. Nicholson, Spikes Kangerga, Vinson & Elkins, Houston, for Petitioner.

Jay K. Gray, Bedford, Mark Sudderth, Charles M. Noteboom, Noteboom and Parker LLP, Hurst, for Respondent.


PER CURIAM.

The question in this case is whether an insurer's common-law and statutory duties of good faith and fair dealing extend beyond entry of judgment in favor of its insured. The court of appeals held that the insurer's duty of good faith and fair dealing extended beyond the trial court's rendition of a money judgment against the insurer. 49 S.W.3d 408, 413. Because this result is inconsistent with our decision in Stewart...

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