Hefner v. Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York
| Decision Date | 09 June 1920 |
| Docket Number | (No. 2630.) |
| Citation | 222 S.W. 966 |
| Parties | HEFNER v. FIDELITY & CASUALTY CO. OF NEW YORK. |
| Court | Texas Supreme Court |
Action by T. J. Hefner against the Fidelity & Casualty Company of New York. Judgment for defendant was affirmed on appeal by the Court of Civil Appeals (160 S. W. 330). On certified question. Question answered.
Clay Cooke and J. W. Parker, both of Pecos, for plaintiff.
Neill & Armstrong, of El Paso, for defendant.
The Court of Civil Appeals has certified the question as to whether the trial court erred in giving a peremptory instruction for appellee.
We answer that there was no error in the action of the trial court, for the reasons given in the opinion on rehearing by Associate Justice Higgins.
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