Court Opinion

ID: 9773268
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-29 17:40:52.61652+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:31:51.369322
License: Public Domain

OPINION ON MOTION FOR REHEARING
Malaysia British Assurance asserts in its Motion for Rehearing that the facts in this case are identical to those in Guardian Royal Exchange Assurance, Ltd. v. English China Clays, P.L.C. et al., 34 Tex.Sup.Ct.J. 376 (Mar. 2, 1991). It makes this argument on the basis that the Appellants filed their suit asserting an assignment of the claims of Pioneer Insurance Company. That is part of their claim. But the pleadings in the trial court assert that defendant (Malaysia British Assurance) is liable to plaintiffs and the plaintiffs assert their own claim for alleged violations of the Texas Insurance Code and the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act. These pleadings present more than a claim between two carriers who have never done business in Texas.
The Motion for Rehearing is overruled.