State Supreme Court / Tex.

Arnold v. National County Mutual Fire Insurance Co.

Decided January 28, 1987. C.L. Ray Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

725 S.W.2d 165 · Cited 622 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Linkenhoger v. American Fidelity & Casualty Co. · 260 S.W.2d 884
Bennett v. Howard · 141 Tex. 101
Trenholm v. Ratcliff · 646 S.W.2d 927
English v. Fischer · 660 S.W.2d 521
G. A. Stowers Furniture Co. v. American Indemnity Co. · 15 S.W.2d 544
Manges v. Guerra · 673 S.W.2d 180
Clements v. Withers · 437 S.W.2d 818
Ware v. Paxton · 359 S.W.2d 897
Maryland American General Insurance Co. v. Blackmon · 639 S.W.2d 455

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