STATE FARM MUT. AUTO. INS. CO. v. NORRIS

No. 04-0514.

216 S.W.3d 819 (2006)

STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Petitioner, v. Jimmie R. NORRIS, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided December 22, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Trenton Colby Hood, Naman Howell Smith & Lee, and Michael L. Scanes, Scanes, Routh & James, Waco, for Petitioner.

Amy C. Thomas, The Law Offices of Amy Thomas, Mexia, for Respondent.


Chief Justice JEFFERSON delivered the opinion of the Court.

An underinsured motorist (UIM) policy allows an insured to recover the difference between the negligent driver's insurance policy limit and the full amount of damages, including prejudgment interest, determined at trial. The trial court held that the insured was not entitled to prejudgment interest under his UIM policy because the insurer had already paid benefits that exceeded the actual damages found by...

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