Legal Opinion

Ben Rogers v. The Aetna Casualty and Surety Company, Defendant-Third Party v. Milton Bell and Mansard Homes Co., Inc., Third Party

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided August 30, 1979No. 77-1420PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

INGRAHAM, Circuit Judge:

This appeal arises out of a dispute over the language in the dwelling extension clause of a Texas standard homeowners policy. 1 The jury, upon special interrogatories, found against the insurer Aetna Casualty & Surety Company (Aetna) on all points, whereupon the trial court entered judgment on the verdict in favor of the insured Ben Rogers, plaintiff. From the denial of its motion for directed verdict and judgment notwithstanding the verdict, the insurer perfected its appeal to this court. For the reasons set out below, we affirm the judgment of the district court with…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  2. Southern Railway Company v. Carl Talmadge LanhamCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  3. Wanda Pearce v. Wichita County, City of Wichita Falls, Texas, Hospital BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
  4. Colonial Refrigerated Transportation, Inc. v. George P. Mitchell, George P. Mitchell v. Colonial Refrigerated Transportation, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
  5. Anchor Casualty Company v. BowersTexas Supreme Court · 1965

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Carlton v. Baww, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
  2. Commonwealth Lloyd's Insurance Co. v. ThomasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1984
  3. State ex rel. Allstate Insurance v. GaughanWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1998
  4. Langdon v. ChampionAlaska Supreme Court · 1988
  5. Hoekstra v. Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1986

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