Texas Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Companies v. Sears

Supreme Court of Texas · Decided 2002-08-30

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Justice O’NEILL delivered the opinion of the Court. In this case, we must decide whether an insurance company owes its at-will independent agent a common-law duty of ordinary care in investigating the agent’s alleged misconduct. We must also determine whether the company’s alleged conduct will support the agent’s claim for intentional infliction of emotiona…

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