TITAN INDEM. CO. v. OLD SOUTH INS. GROUP

Nos. 04-05-00826-CV, 04-05-00827-CV.

221 S.W.3d 703 (2006)

TITAN INDEMNITY COMPANY, United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company, St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company, and St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc., Appellants, v. OLD SOUTH INSURANCE GROUP, INC. and Carroll Hood, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

Rehearing Overruled February 1, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles G. Copeland, Rebecca Blunden, Copeland Cook Taylor & Bush, P.A., Ridgeland, Renee Forinash McElhaney, Cox Smith Matthews Incorporated, San Antonio, for appellants.

Frank Herrera, Jr., Laura E. Gutierrez Tamez, Law Office of Frank Herrera, Inc., San Antonio, Christopher B. McDaniel, Eugene M. Harlow, Hortman Harlow Martindale Bassi Robinson & McDaniel, P.L.L.C., Laurel, for appellees.

Sitting: ALMA L. LÓPEZ, Chief Justice, CATHERINE STONE, Justice, SARAH B. DUNCAN, Justice.


OPINION

Opinion by CATHERINE STONE, Justice.

This is an appeal of two default judgments which were granted after the defendants failed to answer two of three lawsuits filed against them. Defendants' conduct which led to the failure to answer the lawsuits was admittedly negligent, and was further described by experts as arrogant. This court must determine whether the failure to answer the lawsuits was intentional...

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