Texas Supreme Court

United Services Life Insurance Company, Petitioner v. Joan Flores Delaney, Respondent

December 1, 19659 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 131

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court affirmed the lower courts, holding that it lacks jurisdiction to entertain United Services Life Insurance Company's declaratory judgment action because the proceeding would be advisory and thus prohibited by the Texas Constitution. The Court declined to stay the federal diversity case, emphasizing that the state court cannot render a final judgment in a matter already pending in federal court.