Legal Opinion

Blanton v. Vesta Lloyds Insurance Co.

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided March 9, 2006No. 05-04-00156-CVPublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice MOSELEY.

This is a suit for declaratory judgment concerning insurance coverage. Don Blan-ton appeals the granting of Vesta Lloyds Insurance Company’s second motion for summary judgment, and Vesta appeals the denial of its initial motion for summary judgment. Because Vesta conclusively established that Blanton breached the “timely notice of occurrence” provision of the policy and that Vesta was prejudiced as a result, we resolve Blanton’s four issues against him and affirm the trial court’s final order. 1

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In June 1997, Blanton leased…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Nixon v. Mr. Property Management Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
  2. City of Houston v. Clear Creek Basin AuthorityTexas Supreme Court · 1979
  3. Western Investments, Inc. v. UrenaTexas Supreme Court · 2005
  4. Brownlee v. BrownleeTexas Supreme Court · 1984
  5. Harwell v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1995

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Coastal Refining & Marketing, Inc. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2007
  2. Berkley Regional Insurance v. Philadelphia Indemnity InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2012
  3. Luis A. and Linda A. Santiago v. Novastar Mortgage, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2014
  4. Shawn HUDSON, Appellant v. CITY OF HOUSTON, Appellee, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2011
  5. Boerne UMC v. Church Mutual Insurance Company, S.I.District Court, W.D. Texas · 2025

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