Insured Tells Texas High Court Appraisal Proved Hurricane Caused Wind Damage

(December 4, 2019, 9:31 AM EST) -- AUSTIN, Texas — A school district tells the Texas Supreme Court in an Oct. 30 merits brief that an appeals court majority erred when vacating a trial court judge’s rulings awarding summary judgment to it regarding causation and property damage based on an appraisal of wind damage caused by Hurricane Ike, arguing that its insurer did not challenge the findings of the appraisal before trial and that the appraisal specifically said the damages were the result of wind from the hurricane (Dickinson Independent School District v. Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, No. 18-1092, Texas Sup.)....