State Supreme Court / Tex.

Firemen's Ins. Co. of Newark, New Jersey v. Burch

Decided October 9, 1968. Clyde E. Smith wrote the opinion for the court.

442 S.W.2d 331 · Cited 298 times

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California Products, Inc. v. Puretex Lemon Juice, Inc. · 334 S.W.2d 780
Aetna Life Insurance v. Haworth · 300 U.S. 227
Maryland Casualty Co. v. Pacific Coal & Oil Co. · 312 U.S. 270
Cobb v. Harrington · 190 S.W.2d 709
Prashker v. United States Guarantee Co. · 1 N.Y.2d 584
United Services Life Insurance Company v. Delaney · 396 S.W.2d 855
Lide v. Mears · 56 S.E.2d 404
Town of Tryon v. Duke Power Co. · 22 S.E.2d 450
Poore v. . Poore · 161 S.E. 532
Ladner v. Siegel · 144 A. 274
Saint Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. Johnson · 117 S.E.2d 459
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Semple · 407 Pa. 572
Tennessee Farmers Mutual Insurance Co. v. Hammond · 290 S.W.2d 860
Standard Casualty Company v. Boyd · 71 N.W.2d 450
State Automobile & Casualty Underwriters v. Gardiner · 370 P.2d 91
Firemen's Insurance Co. of Newark, NJ v. Burch · 426 S.W.2d 306
Maryland Casualty Co. v. Tindall · 30 F. Supp. 949

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