Legal Opinion

Duval County Ranch Co. v. Alamo Lumber Co.

Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)

Decided December 21, 1983No. 07-83-0135-CVPublishedCited by 60 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOYD, Justice.

This suit arises out of a fire which occurred on the night of February 4, 1979. The fire totally destroyed a ranch house built by the Alamo Lumber Company (herein Alamo) and located upon property belonging to Duval County Ranch Company (herein Duval). At the time of the fire Alamo had obtained fire insurance policies covering the house with St. Paul Insurance Company and Federal Insurance Company (herein Intervenors). As a result of the fire, Intervenors paid Alamo $330,610.20.

Prior to the fire, a dispute arose between Alamo and Duval as to the amount owed by Duval for the…

2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. Edward E. Colton and Lillian Kaltman v. United States of America, United States of America v. Edward E. ColtonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
  2. McAfee v. Travis Gas Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1941
  3. Traylor v. GouldingTexas Supreme Court · 1973
  4. General Motors Corp. v. SimmonsTexas Supreme Court · 1977
  5. EF Hutton & Company v. BrownDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1969

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3Cited by60 opinions

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  5. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. Wilson, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1989

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