State Supreme Court / Tex.

Republic National Life Insurance Co. v. Heyward

Decided April 14, 1976. Ross E. Doughty wrote the opinion for the court.

536 S.W.2d 549 · Cited 130 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 States Mutual Accident Ass'n v. Barry · 131 U.S. 100
Pan American Life Insurance Company v. Andrews · 340 S.W.2d 787
International Travelers Ass'n v. Marshall · 114 S.W.2d 851
Linden Motor Freight Co., Inc. v. Travelers Ins. Co. · 193 A.2d 217
International Traveler's Ass'n v. Bettis · 35 S.W.2d 1040
Beckham v. Travelers Insurance · 424 Pa. 107
Schonberg v. New York Life Insurance Company · 104 So. 2d 171
Combined American Insurance Company v. Blanton · 353 S.W.2d 847
Aetna Life Insurance Company v. Beasley · 130 So. 2d 178
Knight v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company · 437 P.2d 416
Scott v. New Empire Insurance · 75 N.M. 81
Perrine v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America · 265 A.2d 521
Seaboard Life Insurance v. Murphy · 132 S.W.2d 393
Cox v. Prudential Insurance · 172 Cal. App. 2d 629
Texas Prudential Ins. Co. v. Turner · 127 S.W.2d 563
Sherman v. Provident American Insurance Company · 421 S.W.2d 652
INA Life Insurance Company v. Brundin · 533 P.2d 236
Prudential Insurance Company of America v. Krayer · 366 S.W.2d 779
Hutton v. States Accident Insurance · 267 Ill. 267
Freeman v. Commonwealth Life Ins. · 259 Ind. 237
National Life and Accident Insurance Co. v. Knapp · 430 S.W.2d 84

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Mid-Century Insurance Co. of Texas v. Lindsey · 997 S.W.2d 153
Collier v. Allstate County Mutual Insurance Co. · 64 S.W.3d 54
Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas Ex Rel. Grahmann v. Interstate Fire & Casualty Co. · 133 S.W.3d 887
Western Heritage Insurance v. Estate of Dean · 55 F. Supp. 2d 646
State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Brooks · 43 F. Supp. 2d 695
Courtland Custom Homes, Inc. v. Mid-Continent Casualty Co. · 395 F. Supp. 2d 478
City of Keller v. Wilson · 168 S.W.3d 802
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