Legal Opinion

Childress v. Dairyland County Mutual Insurance Co.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided July 22, 1982No. 11-81-041-CVPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DICKENSON, Justice.

This insurance coverage dispute resulted from the policyholder’s informal living arrangements with his girl friend. The insur-*283anee company relied on two exclusions. The jury rejected the company’s claim that the girl friend was the policyholder’s common-law spouse, but it accepted the insurance company’s claim that her ear was furnished to the policyholder for his regular use.

Plaintiffs,1 after securing a judgment against Frederick Booth,2 sued his insurance carrier, Dairyland County Mutual Insurance Company.3 Plaintiffs sought damages in the aggregate sum of $31,000 which…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Plasky v. Gulf Insurance CompanyTexas Supreme Court · 1960
  2. Computer Business Services, Inc. v. WestCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1981
  3. Hall v. WhiteTexas Supreme Court · 1975
  4. Allen v. Great Liberty Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1975
  5. Neal v. United States Fire Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1968

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Federated Mutual Insurance v. Grapevine Excavation Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
  2. Federated Mutual Insurance Company v. Grapevine Excavation Inc., Grapevine Excavation Inc., - Third Party v. Maryland Lloyds, a Lloyds Insurance Company, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
  3. Federated Mutual Insurance v. Grapevine Excavation Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
  4. Federated Mutual Insurance Company v. Grapevine Excavation Inc., Grapevine Excavation Inc., - Third Party v. Maryland Lloyds, a Lloyds Insurance Company, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999

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