State Farm Lloyds v. Kessler

Decided November 27, 1996. Lee Ann Dauphinot wrote the opinion for the court.

932 S.W.2d 732 · Cited 141 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.

• Cullen/Frost Bank of Dallas, N.A. v. Commonwealth Lloyd's Insurance Co. · 852 S.W.2d 252
• Heyden Newport Chemical Corp. v. Southern General Insurance Co. · 387 S.W.2d 22
• Argonaut Southwest Insurance Company v. Maupin · 500 S.W.2d 633
• Fidelity & Guaranty Insurance Underwriters, Inc. v. McManus · 633 S.W.2d 787
• Houston Petroleum Co. v. Highlands Insurance Co. · 830 S.W.2d 153
• Qualman v. Bruckmoser · 471 N.W.2d 282
• Allstate Insurance v. Morgan · 806 F. Supp. 1460
• Walker v. Packer · 827 S.W.2d 833
• Forbau Ex Rel. Miller v. Aetna Life Insurance Co. · 876 S.W.2d 132
• North Alamo Water Supply Corp. v. Willacy County Appraisal District · 804 S.W.2d 894
• Barber v. Colorado Independent School District · 901 S.W.2d 447
• Security Mutual Casualty Co. v. Johnson · 584 S.W.2d 703
• State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Brewer · 914 F. Supp. 140
• Metropolitan Property and Cas. Co. v. Murphy · 896 F. Supp. 645
• Misle v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. · 908 S.W.2d 289
• Millers Mutual Fire Insurance Co. of Texas v. Texoma Directional Drilling Co. · 622 S.W.2d 899

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• Fielder Road Baptist Church v. Guideone Elite Insurance Co. · 139 S.W.3d 384
• Treviño & Gonzalez Co. v. R.F. Muller Co. · 949 S.W.2d 39
• Walker Engineering, Inc. v. Bracebridge Corp. · 102 S.W.3d 837
• Gibson & Associates, Inc. v. Home Insurance · 966 F. Supp. 468
• Chubb Lloyds Insurance Co. of Texas v. Kizer · 943 S.W.2d 946
• Allstate Insurance v. Bowen · 121 Wash. App. 879
• Allstate Ins. Co. v. Bowen · 91 P.3d 897
• Smith v. McCarthy · 195 S.W.3d 301
• Markel Insurance Co. v. Muzyka · 293 S.W.3d 380
• C & G, INC. v. Jones · 165 S.W.3d 450
• International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace Agricultural Implement Workers, Local 276 v. General Motors Corp. · 104 S.W.3d 126
• Celadon Trucking Services, Inc. v. Titan Textile Co. · 130 S.W.3d 301
• Continental Casualty Co. v. American Safety Casualty Insurance Co. · 365 S.W.3d 165
• Tucker v. Allstate Texas Lloyds Insurance Co. · 180 S.W.3d 880
• City of Corpus Christi v. Gomez · 141 S.W.3d 767
• Highlands Insurance Co. v. Kelley-Coppedge, Inc. · 950 S.W.2d 415
• Central Mutual Insurance Co. v. KPE Firstplace Land, LLC · 271 S.W.3d 454
• National Union Fire Insurance v. Puget Plastics Corp. · 450 F. Supp. 2d 682
• Betty Frances Lacis v. John Karl Lacis, Jr. · 355 S.W.3d 727
• Thom v. State Farm Lloyds · 10 F. Supp. 2d 693
• Ultrasound Technical Services, Inc. v. Dallas Central Appraisal District · 357 S.W.3d 174
• American Indemnity Company v. Iron City Lumber & Pallet, Inc.

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