The Texas Supreme Court Characterizes Duty Of Good Faith And Fair Dealing And Insurers' Standard For Meeting It ... Or Does It?: Viles v. Security National Insurance Co., 788 S.W.2d 566 (Tex. 1990)

Discusses the Viles v. Security Nat’l Insurance case. In this case the Texas Supreme Court held that the tort claim of breach of the duty of good faith and fair dealing is a separate cause of action from any claim for breach of an underlying insurance contract.