Golda A. Lyons, Petitioner v. the Millers Casualty Insurance Company of Texas, Respondents

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court affirmed the Court of Appeals' judgment that there was no evidence to support a finding of bad faith against Millers Casualty Insurance Company. The Court applied the Aranda test and held that the evidence presented did not show Millers lacked a reasonable basis for denying Lyons' claim. The Court also announced a rule that legal sufficiency review of bad‑faith findings must focus on the relationship of the evidence to the elements of bad faith. Justice Doggett dissented, arguing the majority improperly engaged in factual sufficiency review contrary to the Texas Constitution.