[Download] "Jesus Guajardo v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company" by Thirteenth District, Corpus Christi Court of Appeals of Texas # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Jesus Guajardo v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
- Author : Thirteenth District, Corpus Christi Court of Appeals of Texas
- Release Date : January 16, 1992
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 73 KB
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This is a summary judgment case. Pursuant to an appeal of the Industrial Accident Boards award of workers compensation benefits, appellant, Jesus Guajardo, sued appellee, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, for benefits due under the Texas Workers Compensation Law and Liberty Mutuals insurance policy. Mr. Guajardo later amended his pleadings, alleging that Liberty Mutual violated the common-law duty of good faith and fair dealing and art. 21.21 of the Texas Insurance Code when it stopped paying him benefits. The trial court severed the underlying workers compensation suit from the bad-faith suit. Liberty Mutual moved for summary judgment only on the bad-faith suit, alleging that it had a reasonable basis to deny benefits and that limitations barred the bad-faith suit. The trial court granted summary judgment. By two points of error, Mr. Guajardo complains that the trial court erred in granting summary judgment. We reverse and remand.