State Supreme Court / Tex.

Brainard v. Trinity Universal Insurance Co.

Decided December 22, 2006. Wallace B. Jefferson wrote the opinion for the court.

216 S.W.3d 809 · Cited 233 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.

Henson v. Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Co. · 17 S.W.3d 652
Cavnar v. Quality Control Parking, Inc. · 696 S.W.2d 549
Carl J. Battaglia, M.D., P.A. v. Alexander · 177 S.W.3d 893
Stracener v. United Services Automobile Ass'n · 777 S.W.2d 378
Johnson & Higgins of Texas, Inc. v. Kenneco Energy, Inc. · 962 S.W.2d 507
C & H NATIONWIDE, INC. v. Thompson · 903 S.W.2d 315
Mid-Century Insurance Co. of Texas v. Kidd · 997 S.W.2d 265
Horizon/CMS Healthcare Corporation v. Auld · 34 S.W.3d 887
National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh v. Hudson Energy Co. · 811 S.W.2d 552
Jones v. Kelley · 614 S.W.2d 95
Travelers Indemnity Co. of Connecticut v. Mayfield · 923 S.W.2d 590
Ellis v. Waldrop · 656 S.W.2d 902
Grapevine Excavation v. Maryland Lloyds · 35 S.W.3d 1
Franco v. Allstate Insurance Company · 505 S.W.2d 789
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Matlock · 462 S.W.2d 277
Novosad v. Mid-Century Insurance Co. · 881 S.W.2d 546
Sikes v. Zuloaga · 830 S.W.2d 752

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