Texas High Court: Court Wrongfully Disregarded Affidavit In Storm Coverage Dispute

Mealey's (July 3, 2018, 10:36 AM EDT) -- AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court on June 29 reversed and remanded an appeals court’s finding that insureds failed to produce competent evidence to raise a genuine issue of material fact as to whether their property damage loss occurred during their homeowners insurance policy period, concluding that because the insurer failed to obtain a ruling from the trial court on its objections to an affidavit's form, the appeals court wrongly disregarded the affidavit (Richard Seim and Linda Seim v. Allstate Texas Lloyds and Lisa Scott, No. 17-0488, Texas Sup., 2018 Tex. LEXIS 648)....