CHRISTI BAY TEMPLE v. GUIDEONE SPECIALTY

No. 09-0683.

330 S.W.3d 251 (2010)

CHRISTI BAY TEMPLE, Petitioner, v. GUIDEONE SPECIALTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO., et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied February 25, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Chriss , Law Offices of William J. Chriss, Austin, TX, Brendan K. McBride , The McBride Law Firm, Matthew R. Pearson , Shannon Elizabeth Loyd , Marc E. Gravely , Gravely & Pearson, L.L.P., San Antonio, TX, for Christi Bay Temple.

Vaughan E. Waters , Thornton, Biechlin, Segrato, Reynolds & Guerra, L.C., San Antonio, TX, for GuideOne Specialty Mutual Insurance Company.


PER CURIAM.

The issue on appeal is whether a church lacked capacity to sue its insurance carrier for breach of contract. The defendant insurance carrier moved to abate and later to dismiss the action, arguing that the church lacked capacity because it was a non-profit corporation which had lost its charter. The court of appeals agreed, affirming the trial court's judgment dismissing the underlying suit. 330 S.W.3d 318. The church...

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