Jo Beth Warren Puckett, Petitioners v. U.S. Fire Insurance Co., Respondent

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court reversed the trial court and Court of Appeals, holding that an aviation insurer cannot avoid liability unless the insured's failure to obtain the required annual inspection was a cause of the accident. The Court also found the policy exclusion ambiguous and contrary to public policy, and remanded for trial. Justice POPE dissented, arguing the clause is clear and unambiguous, while Justice WALLACE concurred in the result but disagreed that the clause is unambiguous.