Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

OFFICE OF THE AmORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN ~c.M”Nr4 l-m ~WmmU Xomnbls Manln 8811,Pa@ 8 a poll07 or in8wanoo ror tlut oom 7 to sa #.aAlvlArulr Fhs pa-dun 1s in turn 9air to ths agut b the rsruroA# homsr, this 9rstdumis not ai mnA rlxt7Aa7s'tlm Es%i& :Ezs "I: 48 rightto oansolthr'pol- io7 for non-paymant of pramlua*ad netlflo,ths a g snt lithsrtoneollootths 9remlamor oanoolthe 901107. Ths qwlt, having aolleotoA fho pralium and oonrortod mma to hlr om Qlo, oonkotm the u- lwoA, and InstuA ot toads? the rotma 9lwalum Au. Oh. ruurrd in ordu for 3s h to plok up the rubstltutu a *a&t7 dam a?teithlr lattor trawaotlon Oom- ny X0. t dontsotr ths 8 eat anA nquo8tr rltk rha ranlsslon ol the prOldum or the oanoellrtlon of tha 981107. ml0 sgwt tsi1a to A0 so; thsruion, ths oom9sa7 wit188 fho U8Ur.A by reglstusd mall that hlr 901107haa boaa oaneolleA Car noaqaymsnt or IwAlum. XOWSYU the rrrur.4 malatsinr snd &7 so, that ho 1; oatl8lsA fo aavera(to&om oao of tha oompanlu lnvolvoA tar ths mason that bo has palA to the agent ror thoro oompanir8 prrrriam pfmms og~or#~ and no rotam promlua has bun . .I.n n~purousothsr oases, the $sms9r~oodors lr r0ii0d dth tho lx so p titM tbst r,‘ftllrA ooa intoi~~ b8r0r8 th0 880~04 18 rin8ur nofir P 0a that lr his 901107la olaa&loA ior non-paymant of p~d!m lBsoa0)oor the lmnt.8 uaethioal anA Aldonut 9raotloss, wo bare omosllsA blo llooaso to do busl- na ssa sa nlg a nti h o wuu) ws 0l- ataa lo 80 to k a o lf rhloh oomgaayto hold responslbls tar the rstum prom- lm. ‘In east ouoa, the ls8ureA at111 holAs ths pal- 107 in tho lsrt oom9s an the rlskihoustoc, thl~ ll- 07 1s ru99osoAl7oanooYl OA b7 the ooqany bt -6 r or.4 EonorabloX~nln XaU, Pus 8 not1000r luwollatlon~ 0 X0. 1 lAtls#d thlr ~eslutasat~thst _. 1t door 1 _ao?fx __ that -I$ lr-!lablo .?Wo,thoroforo, ~8~0tfull7 rubdt to ou tho quoetlonr wh la oh r th e lo mp snlu 1 U;. imo l~rId th ir lh @ a -hrequlrs @ a t 00 allow tho return prdua to the Inmr ua lra Maad b7 the 8otr oonduot ea4 mgre- rmtationr or ear ~a. ‘DH .uths& OS an wpnt lr reeuaad $8 ha eo-exW~l~r with ths bwlnors entrwteA to &r oaro, and inoluAu the lWiorlt7 to A0 lll thermthlngr whloh am nooouruy anA psqor la orrr~ on the buaiuorr .inik Wus1 IpIp11.rmd wb ld th eDT h Olw o o uldld wulA wuall7 40 la rlmilu olr8umtmour Texu Jurlr ruAoa01, Vol. 84, pago 8041smxtr 0 V. mifi080t8 Pti tit8 x4t Inmnnoo Oompany,t93 8. W. -ix ent oi guulty 54” Oompany1. .pUokett, tir0 Inmnnuo Oompanyv. U ia the OUO Or 8~W0i.8 ia 6UMa1, lLIh WU’8P o O lr bound b7 au sots oontnotr or ro9rorultstloa8 “Y or ta uant, whothe? genonnior rgul~l, whloh u-a rlthln tbs lsops or hle realor a parsnb luthorlt7, aotwlthmtanAlng ths7 8ro in rlolatlon’orpcp+ate lnrtruetloasor llmltatlons upoa hir sutbrl~ OS &leh the 9srran doalbg ulth him, lotlbg in woodrslth &s nslthsr lotual no? oorrrtruotlro knmdo&s, In looorAburoo with thisnmlo the empaq 18 llrblo la A ior th+ *nnA or 0th~ rmnghl sot8 of it8 ago&8 rl %i?tho soap8 or his aotueil or qqarent wattborlty, luoh as falUng or Uo bdlmvo that the oplnloa ot the oourt Ln the OS88 Or 8 lsnt Inaur~08 00. v. De 0, Berndon& 00, lt al, to) 8, vr 98848 uuwmr8the QU88t~OSAwith rsforso8 to the ii#biut~Or th 8 vS~OUS OOISp UdW UUA8Tth 0 lb m08t8t8Wt k toot0 troa. thr dove mantionoU o&don aa iol- o r f80t8. 1OUSS . . IRonSnbloYlnla UaU, Psg# 6 89917t0 th. third BOB Obh8TOO~O8 if thO=#wUr mnthMthruo the sbovo lmatloae6 tlmnaootlonm. FIRST P.CSI:"ANT ATTORNSY GENERAL AlFs BB8 APPROVI OPlNlOl f coMYn7