Bocanegra v. Aetna Life Insurance Co.

Decided July 16, 1980. Jack Pope wrote the opinion for the court.

605 S.W.2d 848 · Cited 195 times

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• Gulbenkian v. Penn · 252 S.W.2d 929
• Beatty v. . Guggenheim Exploration Co. · 122 N.E. 378
• Omohundro v. Matthews · 341 S.W.2d 401
• Slay v. Burnett Trust · 187 S.W.2d 377
• Long v. Knox · 291 S.W.2d 292
• Bradshaw v. Baylor University · 84 S.W.2d 703
• Schenck v. . State Line Telephone Co. · 144 N.E. 592
• Custom Leasing, Inc. v. Texas Bank & Trust Co. of Dallas · 491 S.W.2d 869
• Southern Underwriters v. Schoolcraft · 158 S.W.2d 991
• Liberty Mut. Ins. Co. v. First Nat. Bank in Dallas · 245 S.W.2d 237
• Leonard v. Hare · 336 S.W.2d 619
• Benson v. Wanda Petroleum Company · 468 S.W.2d 361
• American Savings & Loan Ass'n of Houston v. Musick · 531 S.W.2d 581
• Barfield v. Howard M. Smith Company of Amarillo · 426 S.W.2d 834
• McMillen v. Klingensmith · 467 S.W.2d 193
• Concord Oil Co. v. Alco Oil and Gas Corp. · 387 S.W.2d 635
• TL James & Co., Inc. v. Statham · 558 S.W.2d 865
• Ford v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. · 550 S.W.2d 663
• Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company v. Hale · 400 S.W.2d 310
• Loveless v. Texas Employers Ins. Ass'n · 269 S.W.2d 454

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