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      <P class=3DMsoNormal><A name=3Da3><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt">Affirmed</SPAN></B></A><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt"> and Memorandum Opinion filed August 30, =

      2007.</SPAN></B></P>
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13pt"></SPAN></B>&nbsp;</P>
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13pt"></SPAN>&nbsp;</P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt">In The</SPAN></B></P>
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align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt"></SPAN></B>&nbsp;</P>
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align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'EngrvrsOldEng =
BT'">Fourteenth Court=20
      of Appeals</SPAN></B></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">____________</SPAN></B></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti"></SPAN></B>&nbsp;</P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Shruti">NO. <A=20
      name=3Da4>14-06-00432-CV</A></SPAN></B></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">____________</SPAN></B></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti"></SPAN></B>&nbsp;</P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><A=20
      name=3Da5><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">KELVYN AND=20
      SUSANA LAZO, INDIVIDUALLY, AND D/B/A LAZO</SPAN></B></A><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN></B><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Shruti">S CUSTOM WOODWORK =
AND PABLO=20
      ABELLO, INDIVIDUALLY, AND D/B/A PABLO ABELLO INSURANCE=20
      AGENCY</SPAN></B><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">,=20
      Appellants</SPAN></B></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti"></SPAN></B>&nbsp;</P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Shruti">V.</SPAN></B></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti"></SPAN></B>&nbsp;</P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Shruti">RSI INTERNATIONAL, =
INC. AND=20
      ST. PAUL REINSURANCE COMPANY, LTD., Appellees</SPAN></B></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti"></SPAN></B>&nbsp;</P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 2.85pt; TEXT-ALIGN: =
center"=20
      align=3Dcenter><SPAN=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-TOP: 0px; Z-INDEX: -2; LEFT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: =
96px; WIDTH: 624px; POSITION: absolute; HEIGHT: 4px"><IMG=20
      height=3D4 src=3D"" width=3D624></SPAN></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Shruti"></SPAN>&nbsp;</P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Shruti">On Appeal from the =
<A=20
      name=3Da7>61st District Court </A></SPAN></B></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><A=20
      name=3Da8><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">Harris</SPAN></B></A><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Shruti"> County, =
Texas</SPAN></B></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Shruti">Trial Court Cause =
No. <A=20
      name=3Da9>02-63470-A</A></SPAN></B></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti"></SPAN></B>&nbsp;</P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 2.85pt; TEXT-ALIGN: =
center"=20
      align=3Dcenter><SPAN=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-TOP: 0px; Z-INDEX: -1; LEFT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: =
96px; WIDTH: 624px; POSITION: absolute; HEIGHT: 4px"><IMG=20
      height=3D4 src=3D"" width=3D624></SPAN></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Shruti"></SPAN>&nbsp;</P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 7.35pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: =
center"=20
      align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 14pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">M E M O R=20
      A N D U M&nbsp;&nbsp; O P I N I O N</SPAN></B></P></DIV><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti"><BR=20
      style=3D"PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: auto" clear=3Dall></SPAN></B>
      <DIV class=3DSection2>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6.8pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: =
150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">In this=20
      appeal, Kelvyn and Susana Lazo, individually and d/b/a =
Lazo</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s Custom=20
      Woodwork (Lazo) and Pablo Abello, individually and d/b/a Pablo =
Abello=20
      Insurance Agency (Abello), appeal the granting of a summary =
judgment in=20
      favor of St. Paul Reinsurance Company (St. Paul) and its managing =
general=20
      agency, RSI International, Inc. (RSI).&nbsp; Four motions for =
summary=20
      judgment were filed, and the trial court ruled on three of =
them.&nbsp; The=20
      main issue in each motion, and the only issue on appeal, is =
whether an=20
      insurance policy underwritten by St. Paul and purchased by Lazo =
was in=20
      effect at the time of an accident.&nbsp; Finding that the policy =
had been=20
      cancelled, we affirm. </SPAN></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6.8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: =
justify"><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">Factual=20
      and Procedural Background</SPAN></B></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6.8pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: =
150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">Lazo works=20
      as a contractor, providing custom woodwork for construction=20
      projects.&nbsp; As a subcontractor, Lazo must maintain general =
liability=20
      insurance coverage to protect against the risk of loss occurring =
on the=20
      job.&nbsp; Lazo had purchased a policy of general liability =
insurance,=20
      underwritten by St. Paul, through a local agent, Pablo =
Abello.&nbsp; The=20
      premiums were financed through Surety Premium Finance Corp.=20
      (Surety).&nbsp; Surety paid all premiums in advance, and then =
collected=20
      periodic payments from Lazo.&nbsp; As part of its agreement to =
finance=20
      Lazo</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s=20
      premiums, Surety had a power of attorney which enabled it to =
cancel the=20
      policy as though the cancellation were directly from Lazo if a =
payment=20
      from Lazo was more than ten days late. </SPAN></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6.8pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: =
150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">The first=20
      payment under the finance agreement with Surety was due on June =
18, 2001.=20
      Lazo was eight days late in his first payment.&nbsp; Despite the =
fact that=20
      the payment was not yet overdue enough to warrant cancellation, =
Surety=20
      sent a notice of cancellation to RSI on July 3, 2001.&nbsp; RSI=20
      subsequently issued an endorsement which read in pertinent part,=20
      </SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">A</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">It is=20
      hereby agreed that in consideration of the return premium of =
$578.00, this=20
      policy is cancelled effective 7/03/2001.</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">@</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">&nbsp; For=20
      the next several months, Lazo continued making timely payments to =
Surety,=20
      never having been told that the policy had been cancelled, and St. =

      Paul</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s agent,=20
      RSI, retained the unearned premiums despite its duty to return any =

      unearned premiums upon policy cancellation. </SPAN></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6.8pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: =
150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">On August=20
      25, 2002, Aniceto Garcia, a worker on a building project, fell =
from a=20
      ladder that he was climbing in order to inspect an air =
conditioning unit=20
      installed in the attic.&nbsp; Garcia sued&nbsp; Lazo, among =
others,=20
      claiming Lazo was negligent in failing to properly install and =
inspect the=20
      ladder leading to the attic.&nbsp; Lazo submitted =
Garcia</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s claims=20
      to St. Paul, who denied coverage, claiming that prior to the =
filing of the=20
      case, coverage had been cancelled for failure to pay the required=20
      premiums.&nbsp; </SPAN></P></DIV><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti"><BR=20
      style=3D"PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: auto" clear=3Dall></SPAN>
      <DIV class=3DSection3>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6.8pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: =
150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">As a=20
      result of this denial of coverage, Lazo, on July 16, 2004,&nbsp; =
filed a=20
      second lawsuit against several defendants</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">C</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">Abello,=20
      Surety, RSI, and St. Paul.&nbsp; Lazo sought a declaratory =
judgment that=20
      the coverage contract was in full force and effect as of the date =
of the=20
      Garcia accident, and in his Eighth Amended Petition he asserted =
claims of=20
      breach of contract, negligence, breach of fiduciary duties, =
violations of=20
      the Texas Insurance Code, violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade=20
      Practices Act, fraud, and violation of common law duty of good =
faith and=20
      fair dealing.&nbsp; Over the next several months, the defendants =
filed=20
      answers, counterclaims, and cross-claims against each other.&nbsp; =
This=20
      suit, regarding insurance coverage, was consolidated with the =
personal=20
      injury suit on May 24, 2005.&nbsp; </SPAN></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6.8pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: =
150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">On June=20
      26, 2005, Abello filed a motion for partial summary judgment on =
the=20
      issue&nbsp; of whether the insurance policy was in force at the =
time of=20
      Garcia</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s=20
      accident.&nbsp; Lazo also filed a motion for summary judgment =
solely on=20
      the issue of whether the policy had been cancelled.&nbsp; St. Paul =
filed a=20
      single response to both Abello</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s and=20
      Lazo</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s motions=20
      for summary judgment.&nbsp; St. Paul then filed its own motion for =
summary=20
      judgment on the coverage issue as well as on all collateral =
claims, and in=20
      an amended motion for summary judgment, sought indemnity from =
Abello and=20
      RSI.&nbsp; RSI answered all three motions for summary judgment =
separately,=20
      joined St. Paul</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s first=20
      motion for summary judgment, and then later, after St. Paul =
amended its=20
      motion, RSI filed its own motion for summary judgment as to all =
claims=20
      asserted by Lazo, including coverage.</SPAN></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6.8pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: =
150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">On=20
      February 3, 2006, the trial court granted RSI</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s motion=20
      for summary judgment.&nbsp; The court also granted St. =
Paul</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s motion=20
      for summary judgment as to coverage and all collateral claims =
asserted by=20
      Lazo, but denied St. Paul</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s motion=20
      as to indemnity against Abello and RSI.&nbsp; Finally, the court =
denied=20
      Abello</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s partial=20
      summary judgment motion seeking a declaration that the policy was =
in=20
      effect at the time of the accident.&nbsp; Nothing in the record =
indicates=20
      that the court ever ruled on Lazo</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s motion=20
      for summary judgment.&nbsp; On May 25, 2006, the court entered an =
order=20
      that all claims by Lazo and Abello against RSI and St. Paul be =
severed and=20
      that a final judgment be entered as to all issues between RSI, St. =
Paul=20
      and the remaining parties.&nbsp; Abello and Lazo brought this=20
      appeal.</SPAN></P></DIV><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti"><BR=20
      style=3D"PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: auto" clear=3Dall></SPAN>
      <DIV class=3DSection4>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6.8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: =
justify"><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">Analysis</SPAN></B></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6.8pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: =
150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">The sole=20
      issue on appeal is whether the trial court erred in deciding that =
the=20
      policy purchased by Lazo had been effectively cancelled as a =
matter of law=20
      at the time Garcia</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s accident=20
      took place. </SPAN></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 6.8pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in; =
LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">I.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
      Standard of Review</SPAN></B></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6.8pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: =
150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">We review=20
      the trial court</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s summary=20
      judgment de novo.<I>&nbsp; Valence Operating Co. v. Dorsett</I>, =
164=20
      S.W.3d 656, 661 (Tex. 2005).&nbsp; When reviewing a summary =
judgment, we=20
      take as true all evidence favorable to the nonmovant, and we =
indulge every=20
      reasonable inference and resolve any doubts in the =
nonmovant</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s=20
      favor.&nbsp; <I>Provident Life &amp; Accident Ins. Co. v. =
Knott</I>, 128=20
      S.W.3d 211, 215 (Tex. 2003).&nbsp; When more than one party files =
a motion=20
      for partial summary judgment on the same issue, and the trial =
court grants=20
      one or more motions and denies one or more motions, the reviewing =
court=20
      should review all summary judgment evidence and determine all =
questions=20
      presented.&nbsp; <I>See Dorsett</I>, 164 S.W.3d at 661.&nbsp; The=20
      reviewing court should render the judgment the trial court should =
have=20
      rendered.<I>&nbsp; City of Garland v. Dallas Morning News</I>, 22 =
S.W.3d=20
      351, 356 (Tex. 2000).&nbsp; </SPAN></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 6.8pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in; =
LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">II.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
      Policy Had Been Effectively Cancelled</SPAN></B></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6.8pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: =
150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">The=20
      language of the original policy says that cancellation of the =
policy will=20
      be effective even if a refund has not been made or offered.&nbsp; =
Lazo and=20
      Abello urge three reasons that this contract language does not =
control: 1)=20
      failure to follow the Insurance Code</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s mandate=20
      that unearned premiums be returned within 60 days of cancellation =
prevents=20
      cancellation; 2) the language used in an endorsement makes =
cancellation=20
      dependent on the return of unearned premiums; and 3) equitable =
estoppel=20
      prevents St. Paul from cancelling the policy.<A title=3D""=20
      =
href=3D"http://www.14thcoa.courts.state.tx.us/opinions/htmlopinion.asp?Op=
inionId=3D83768#_ftn1"=20
      name=3D_ftnref1><SPAN class=3DMsoFootnoteReference><SUP><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Shruti"><SPAN =
class=3DMsoFootnoteReference><SUP><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">[1]</SPAN></SUP></SPAN></SPAN></SUP></SPAN></A>&nbsp;=20
      We discuss these arguments in turn.</SPAN></P></DIV><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti"><BR=20
      style=3D"PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: auto" clear=3Dall></SPAN>
      <DIV class=3DSection5>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 6.8pt 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in; =
LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">A.=20
      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Return of Unearned Premiums Not =
Prerequisite to=20
      Cancellation Under Insurance Code</SPAN></B></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: =
justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">Lazo and=20
      Abello argue that when an insurer fails to return unearned =
premiums within=20
      the allotted time, the result is that the policy is not cancelled. =
The=20
      provision of the Insurance Code relied upon by Lazo and Abello is =
former=20
      Texas Insurance Code article 24.17(f), which provides the =
following in=20
      pertinent part:</SPAN></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0.5in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.25in; LINE-HEIGHT: =
150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">Whenever a=20
      financed insurance contract is canceled, and the premium finance =
agreement=20
      contains an assignment or power of attorney for the benefit of the =
premium=20
      finance company, the insurer shall return whatever unearned =
premiums are=20
      due under the insurance contract directly to the premium finance =
company=20
      within 60 days after the policy cancellation date.</SPAN></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6.8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: =
justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">Act of=20
      June 14, 1989, 71st Leg. R.S., ch. 690, </SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">'</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Shruti"> =
2, 1989=20
      Tex. Gen. Laws 3187, 3187, <I>repealed by </I>Act of June 21, =
2003, 78th=20
      Leg. R.S., ch. 1274, </SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">'</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Shruti"> =
26(b)(4)=20
      (current version at <SPAN style=3D"TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase">Tex. =
Ins. Code=20
      </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">'</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Shruti"> =

      651.162(b)) (because former <SPAN style=3D"TEXT-TRANSFORM: =
uppercase">Tex.=20
      Ins. Code</SPAN> art. 24.17 governs this case, we will cite to the =

      article).&nbsp; Plain statutory language does not support Lazo and =

      Abello</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s=20
      argument.&nbsp; Nowhere in the remainder of the section nor in the =

      remainder of the Insurance Code is the failure to refund unearned =
premiums=20
      connected to the continued effectiveness of the insurance =
contract.&nbsp;=20
      In fact, the plain language of the section suggests that =
cancellation=20
      occurs separately from the refunding of any unearned =
premiums.&nbsp;=20
      <I>See id. </I>(providing that the refund of premiums is to occur =
within=20
      60 days of <I>cancellation</I>).<I> =
</I>&nbsp;</SPAN></P></DIV><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti"><BR=20
      style=3D"PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: auto" clear=3Dall></SPAN>
      <DIV class=3DSection6>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6.8pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: =
150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">Neither=20
      Lazo nor Abello provides any case law to support their =
proposition.&nbsp;=20
      A recent case from this court, although it does not expressly =
refer to=20
      former article 24.17(f), establishes that&nbsp; the failure to =
return=20
      unearned premiums is immaterial to cancellation of the policy when =
the=20
      contract language does not make return of unearned premiums a =
condition=20
      precedent to cancellation.&nbsp; <I>See Autobond Acceptance Corp. =
v.=20
      Progressive N. Ins. Co.</I>, 76 S.W.3d 489, 494 (Tex. =
App.</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">C</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">Houston=20
      [14th Dist.] 2002, pet. denied);&nbsp; <I>see also Austin Fire =
Ins. Co. v.=20
      Polemanakos</I>, 207 S.W. 922, 924</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">B</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">25 (Tex.=20
      Comm</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">n App.=20
      1919, judgm</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">t=20
      adopted); <I>Ins. Co. of Tex. v. Parmelee</I>, 274 S.W.2d 944, 946 =
(Tex.=20
      Civ. App.</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">C</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">Austin=20
      1955, no writ);&nbsp;&nbsp; <I>Transcontinental Ins. Co. of N.Y. =
v.=20
      Frazier</I>, 60 S.W.2d 268, 270 (Tex. Civ. App.</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">C</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">Waco 1933,=20
      no writ); <I>Ellis v. Hartford Fire Ins. Co.</I>, 21 S.W.2d 88, 91 =
(Tex.=20
      Civ. App.</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">C</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">Amarillo=20
      1929, writ ref</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">d); 2<SPAN=20
      style=3D"TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase"> Lee R. Russ &amp; Thomas F. =
Segalla,=20
      Couch on Insurance </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">'</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Shruti"> =
32:62 (3d=20
      ed. 2006) (stating the general rule that return of unearned =
premiums is=20
      not a prerequisite to cancellation, and citing cases from several=20
      jurisdictions); 43 <SPAN style=3D"TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase">Am. =
Jur</SPAN>.=20
      2d <I>Insurance</I> </SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">'</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Shruti"> =
436=20
      (2003) (same).&nbsp; </SPAN></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6.8pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: =
150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">The=20
      failure to comply with former article 24.17(f) does not mean that =
the=20
      insurance policy will survive despite cancellation.&nbsp; =
Therefore, we=20
      overrule appellants</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Shruti"> =
first=20
      argument.</SPAN></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 6.8pt 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in; =
LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">B.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
      Endorsement Language Not Controlling</SPAN></B></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6.8pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: =
150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">Lazo and=20
      Abello argue alternatively that the contract language, as amended =
by an=20
      endorsement issued by St. Paul, makes the return of unearned =
premiums a=20
      condition precedent to cancellation.&nbsp; </SPAN></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6.8pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: =
150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">An insured=20
      has the right to cancel an insurance policy in accordance with a =
specific=20
      policy provision giving it the right to do so.&nbsp; <I>See =
Autobond=20
      Acceptance Corp</I>., 76 S.W.3d at 494.&nbsp; Here, the policy =
provisions=20
      provided that the </SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">A</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">first=20
      Named Insured</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">@</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Shruti"> =
may=20
      cancel the policy by mailing or delivering to the insurance =
company=20
      advance written notice of cancellation, and that the notice will =
state the=20
      effective date of cancellation, on which date the policy period =
will=20
      end.&nbsp; Surety, under its power of attorney, gave notice of=20
      cancellation, with the effective date of cancellation being July =
3,=20
      2001.&nbsp; Thus, the contract was cancelled effective July 3, =
2001.&nbsp;=20
      The endorsement in question was not issued until August 17, 2001,=20
      approximately a month and a half after the contract was already=20
      cancelled.&nbsp; The contract that the endorsement purported to =
amend was=20
      no longer effective as a legal obligation.<I>&nbsp; See Savage v.=20
      Doyle</I>, 153 S.W.3d 231, 235 (Tex. App.</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">C</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">Beaumont=20
      2004, no pet.);<I> Ferguson v. DRG/Colony N., Ltd.</I>, 764 S.W.2d =
874,=20
      887 (Tex. App.</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">C</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">Austin=20
      1989, writ denied).&nbsp; Thus, there was nothing to amend.&nbsp; =
The=20
      endorsement was, at that point, a nullity.&nbsp; We overrule Lazo =
and=20
      Abello</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s second=20
      argument. </SPAN></P></DIV><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti"><BR=20
      style=3D"PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: auto" clear=3Dall></SPAN>
      <DIV class=3DSection7>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 6.8pt 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in; =
LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">C.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
      Equitable Estoppel Not Applicable</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Shruti"> =

      </SPAN></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6.8pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: =
150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">Abello</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s third=20
      argument is that equitable estoppel precludes a finding that the =
policy=20
      was cancelled.<A title=3D""=20
      =
href=3D"http://www.14thcoa.courts.state.tx.us/opinions/htmlopinion.asp?Op=
inionId=3D83768#_ftn2"=20
      name=3D_ftnref2><SPAN class=3DMsoFootnoteReference><SUP><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Shruti"><SPAN =
class=3DMsoFootnoteReference><SUP><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">[2]</SPAN></SUP></SPAN></SPAN></SUP></SPAN></A>&nbsp;=20
      According to the Texas Supreme Court, equitable estoppel requires =
the=20
      following elements: 1) a false representation or concealment of =
material=20
      facts; 2) made with knowledge, actual or constructive, of the =
facts; 3)=20
      the party to whom it was made must have been without knowledge or =
means of=20
      knowledge of the real facts; 4) it must have been made with the =
intention=20
      that it should be acted on; and 5) the party to whom it was made =
must have=20
      relied on or acted on it to his prejudice.&nbsp; <I>Gulbenkian v.=20
      Penn</I>, 252 S.W.2d 929, 932 (Tex. 1952).&nbsp; </SPAN></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6.8pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: =
150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">Abello=20
      fails to set out the elements of estoppel, or point to specific =
evidence=20
      that would prove each element.&nbsp; The only argument Abello =
makes=20
      regarding estoppel is that St. Paul admitted that it has held=20
      Lazo</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s money=20
      for years and had no plans to give it back.&nbsp; This is =
insufficient to=20
      prove even the first element.&nbsp; As we held above, refund of =
the=20
      unearned premiums is not necessary to cancellation.&nbsp; =
Therefore,=20
      retention of the funds is not inconsistent with the position that =
the=20
      policy had been cancelled.&nbsp; <I>See id. </I>(noting that plain =

      contradiction of former allegations or acts is necessary to invoke =

      estoppel).&nbsp; Furthermore, payment of the unearned premiums =
would have=20
      been to Surety, not to the insured, which means that even had=20
      reimbursement of the unearned premiums been made, it would not =
have put=20
      Lazo on notice that his policy was cancelled, unless the refund =
was for=20
      more than Lazo owed.&nbsp; <I>See </I><SPAN=20
      style=3D"TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase">Tex. Ins. Code </SPAN>art.=20
      24.17(g).&nbsp; St. Paul and RSI did nothing inconsistent with =
their=20
      position that the policy had been cancelled.&nbsp; Therefore, =
there was no=20
      </SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">A</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">false=20
      representation</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">@</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Shruti"> =
of=20
      continued coverage.&nbsp; <I>See Gulbenkian</I>, 252 S.W.2d at =
932.<A=20
      title=3D""=20
      =
href=3D"http://www.14thcoa.courts.state.tx.us/opinions/htmlopinion.asp?Op=
inionId=3D83768#_ftn3"=20
      name=3D_ftnref3><SPAN class=3DMsoFootnoteReference><SUP><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Shruti"><SPAN =
class=3DMsoFootnoteReference><SUP><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">[3]</SPAN></SUP></SPAN></SPAN></SUP></SPAN></A>&nbsp;=20
      We overrule Abello</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s third=20
      argument.&nbsp; </SPAN></P></DIV><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti"><BR=20
      style=3D"PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: auto" clear=3Dall></SPAN>
      <DIV class=3DSection8>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6.8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: =
justify"><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">Conclusion</SPAN></B></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6.8pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: =
150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">Having=20
      overruled each argument making up Lazo and Abello</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s sole=20
      issue on appeal, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.&nbsp;=20
      </SPAN></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6.8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: =
justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti"></SPAN>&nbsp;</P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-INDENT: 3.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: =
justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Shruti"></SPAN>&nbsp;</P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Shruti"></SPAN>&nbsp;</P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-INDENT: 3.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: =
justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Shruti"></SPAN>&nbsp;</P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-INDENT: 3in; TEXT-ALIGN: =
justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
      Wanda McKee Fowler</SPAN></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-INDENT: 3.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: =
justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Shruti">Justice</SPAN></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Shruti"></SPAN>&nbsp;</P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Shruti"></SPAN>&nbsp;</P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Shruti"></SPAN>&nbsp;</P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Shruti"></SPAN>&nbsp;</P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: =
justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">Judgment=20
      rendered and Memorandum Opinion filed August 30, 2007.</SPAN></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: =
justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">Panel=20
      consists of Justices Anderson, Fowler, and =
Seymore.</SPAN></P></DIV>
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      <DIV id=3Dftn1>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: =
justify"><A=20
      title=3D""=20
      =
href=3D"http://www.14thcoa.courts.state.tx.us/opinions/htmlopinion.asp?Op=
inionId=3D83768#_ftnref1"=20
      name=3D_ftn1><SPAN class=3DMsoFootnoteReference><SUP><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><SPAN =
class=3DMsoFootnoteReference><SUP><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
11pt">[1]</SPAN></SUP></SPAN></SPAN></SUP></SPAN></A><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt">&nbsp; Lazo and Abello, with an =
exception noted=20
      below, make the same arguments.&nbsp; Therefore, we consider them=20
      together.&nbsp; </SPAN></P></DIV>
      <DIV id=3Dftn2>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: =
justify"><A=20
      title=3D""=20
      =
href=3D"http://www.14thcoa.courts.state.tx.us/opinions/htmlopinion.asp?Op=
inionId=3D83768#_ftnref2"=20
      name=3D_ftn2><SPAN class=3DMsoFootnoteReference><SUP><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><SPAN =
class=3DMsoFootnoteReference><SUP><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
11pt">[2]</SPAN></SUP></SPAN></SPAN></SUP></SPAN></A><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt">&nbsp; Although Lazo purports to adopt =
all of=20
      Abello</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt">s arguments by reference, Lazo did not =
include the=20
      equitable estoppel ground in his motion for summary judgment.=20
      &nbsp;Therefore, he cannot assert it as a ground for reversing the =
summary=20
      judgment on appeal.&nbsp; <I>See</I> <SPAN=20
      style=3D"TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase">Tex. R. Civ. P</SPAN>. =
166a(c).&nbsp;=20
      </SPAN></P></DIV>
      <DIV id=3Dftn3>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: =
justify"><A=20
      title=3D""=20
      =
href=3D"http://www.14thcoa.courts.state.tx.us/opinions/htmlopinion.asp?Op=
inionId=3D83768#_ftnref3"=20
      name=3D_ftn3><SPAN class=3DMsoFootnoteReference><SUP><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><SPAN =
class=3DMsoFootnoteReference><SUP><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
11pt">[3]</SPAN></SUP></SPAN></SPAN></SUP></SPAN></A><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt">&nbsp; We note that Lazo makes an =
additional=20
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TypographicSymbols'">A</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt">duty to defend.</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">@</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt">&nbsp; However, this argument assumes =
the=20
      existence of an insurance policy.&nbsp; Since we have held the =
policy had=20
      been cancelled at the time of the Garcia injury, we need not =
address this=20
      issue.&nbsp; =
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