Mealey's (May 19, 2020, 11:53 AM EDT) -- AUSTIN, Texas — In answering a certified question from the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, the Texas Supreme Court on March 20 held that the “policy-language exception” to Texas’ eight-corners rule articulated in B. Hall Contracting Inc. v. Evanston Ins. Co. is not a permissible exception under state law in a dispute over homeowners coverage for underlying claims that insureds were negligent in failing to supervise and instruct their 10-year-old grandson, who died while in their care (Janet Richards, et al. v. State Farm Lloyds, No. 19-0802, Texas Sup., 2020 Tex. LEXIS 236)....