Legal Opinion

Decorative Center of Houston v. Employers Casualty Co.

Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District

Decided July 30, 1992No. 13-91-429-CVPublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BISSETT, Justice.

Decorative Center of Houston and McDevitt & Street Company (“appellants”) appeal a summary judgment granted to Employers Casualty Company (“Employers Casualty”) and the denial of their motion for summary judgment. We affirm.

In the mid-1980’s, Decorative Center hired McDevitt & Street to build a commercial building at the corner of Woodway Drive and South Post Oak Lane in Houston, Texas. Decorative Center, the project’s owner, and McDevitt & Street, its general contractor, purchased substantially identical liability insurance policies from Employers Casualty to protect…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh v. Hudson Energy Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1991
  2. Barnett v. Aetna Life Insurance Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1987
  3. Puckett v. U.S. Fire Insurance Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1984
  4. Ramsay v. Maryland American General Insurance Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1976
  5. Titan Holdings Syndicate, Inc. v. The City of Keene, New HampshireCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990

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3Cited by39 opinions

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  4. Millers Mut. Ins. of Ill. v. Graham Oil Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1996
  5. Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co. v. JunglingSupreme Court of Iowa · 2002

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