Court Opinion

ID: 9618053
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 05:05:46.662538+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:04:23.305982
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DAVID B. GAULTNEY, Justice,
dissenting.
I respectfully dissent. In Farmers Tex. County Mut. Ins. Co. v. Griffin, 955 S.W.2d 81, 83 (Tex.1997), the Texas Supreme Court held that the term “auto accident” is unambiguous and approved *768the following definition used by the Amarillo Court of Appeals:
“The term ‘auto accident’ refers to situations where one or more vehicles are involved with another vehicle, object, or person.” State Farm Mut. Ins. Co. v. Peck, 900 S.W.2d 910, 913 (Tex.App.—Amarillo 1995, no writ).
Similarly, the term “motor vehicle accident” is unambiguous and, like the term “auto accident,” refers to situations where one or more vehicles are involved with another vehicle, object, or person.
Tripping while getting out of a vehicle is not what comes to mind when one hears the term “motor vehicle accident” or “auto accident.” Sturrock admitted as much in response to appellant’s request for admission when he stated: “Admit I was not involved in an [sic] ‘motor vehicle accident’, but I was involved in an accident involving a motor vehicle.”
I believe this case is governed by Griffin. I would reverse and render judgment that the injuries here did not result from a motor vehicle accident.