D.R. Horton-Texas Ltd. v. Markel International Insurance Co.

Decided December 11, 2009. Dale Wainwright wrote the opinion for the court.

300 S.W.3d 740 · Cited 238 times

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• Guideone Elite Insurance Co. v. Fielder Road Baptist Church · 197 S.W.3d 305
• Utica National Insurance Co. of Texas v. American Indemnity Co. · 141 S.W.3d 198
• Pine Oak Builders, Inc. v. Great American Lloyds Insurance Co. · 279 S.W.3d 650
• City of Houston v. Clear Creek Basin Authority · 589 S.W.2d 671
• Valence Operating Co. v. Dorsett · 164 S.W.3d 656
• Provident Life & Accident Insurance Co. v. Knott · 128 S.W.3d 211
• McConnell v. Southside Independent School District · 858 S.W.2d 337
• State Farm Life Insurance Co v. Beaston · 907 S.W.2d 430
• King v. Dallas Fire Insurance Co. · 85 S.W.3d 185
• Zurich American Insurance Co. v. Nokia, Inc. · 268 S.W.3d 487
• Progressive County Mutual Insurance Co. v. Sink · 107 S.W.3d 547
• Reser v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. · 981 S.W.2d 260
• D.R. Horton—Texas, Ltd. v. Markel International Insurance Co. · 300 S.W.3d 773
• Grimes Construction, Inc. v. Great American Lloyds Insurance Co. · 188 S.W.3d 805

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