Title: Hi-Line Elec. Co. v. Travelers Ins. Companies

State: texas

Issuer: Texas Supreme Court

Document:

593 S.W.2d 953 (1980) HI-LINE ELECTRIC COMPANY, Petitioner, v. The TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANIES, Respondents. No. B-8893. Supreme Court of Texas. January 30, 1980. *954 John D. Griggs, Dallas, for petitioner. Timothy R. McCormick, Dallas, for respondents. PER CURIAM. The application for writ of error is refused with the notation no reversible error. Our action should not be interpreted as approving the conclusion of the court of civil appeals that a private action under article 21.21 of the Insurance Code must be based on the Deceptive Trade Practices Act nor as approving the court's holding that, "A `person' as used in article 21.21(16)(a) must be a consumer as defined in section 17.50 of the DTPA ...." 587 S.W.2d at 490. Article 21.21, § 16 provides in pertinent part: See Royal Globe Ins. Co. v. Bar Consultants, Inc., 577 S.W.2d 688, 691 (Tex.1979).