State Supreme Court / Tex.

Puckett v. U.S. Fire Insurance Co.

Decided October 24, 1984. James P. Wallace wrote the opinion for the court.

678 S.W.2d 936 · Cited 298 times

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Precedents cited

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.

United American Insurance Company v. Selby · 338 S.W.2d 160
Robinson v. Reliable Life Insurance Co. · 569 S.W.2d 28
Ranger Insurance Co. v. Bowie · 574 S.W.2d 540
South Carolina Insurance v. Collins Ex Rel. Estate of Collins · 237 S.E.2d 358
Lloyds Casualty Insurer v. McCrary · 229 S.W.2d 605
Transport Insurance Co. v. Standard Oil Co. of Texas · 337 S.W.2d 284
Grigsby v. HOUSTON FIRE & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · 148 S.E.2d 925
Omaha Sky Divers Parachute Club, Inc. v. Ranger Insurance · 204 N.W.2d 162
Ranger Insurance Company v. Phillips · 544 P.2d 250
Security Mutual Casualty Co. v. O'Brien · 662 P.2d 639
Baker v. Insurance Company of North America · 179 S.E.2d 892
Iowa Mutual Insurance Company v. Faulkner · 300 S.W.2d 639
Kilburn v. Union Marine & General Insurance · 326 Mich. 115
Middlesex Mutual Insurance v. Bright · 106 Cal. App. 3d 282
Glover v. National Insurance Underwriters · 545 S.W.2d 755
Ramsay v. Maryland American General Insurance Co. · 533 S.W.2d 344
MacAlco, Inc. v. Gulf Insurance Co. · 550 S.W.2d 883
Avemco Insurance Company v. Chung · 388 F. Supp. 142
American States Insurance v. Byerly Aviation, Inc. · 456 F. Supp. 967
Southern Life & Health Insurance Co. v. Simon · 416 S.W.2d 793
Stewart v. Vanguard Insurance Co. · 603 S.W.2d 761
Bayers v. Omni Aviation Managers, Inc. · 510 F. Supp. 1204
Di Santo v. Enstrom Helicopter Corp. · 489 F. Supp. 1352
O'Connor v. Proprietors Insurance Co. · 661 P.2d 1181

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