Legal Opinion
Payne v. Hartford Fire Insurance Company
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 3, 1966No. 6807PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PARKER, Justice.
Eugene Payne sued Hartford Fire Insurance Company to recover the proceeds of a fire insurance policy. The jury’s finding to the sole issue was:
“Special Issue No. 1
“Do you find from a preponderance of the evidence that Eugene Payne intentionally procured the burning of his house on August 1, 1962, for the purpose of collecting insurance?
“Answer We do’ or We do not’.
“Answer: We do!’
Upon the jury verdict, judgment was rendered that Payne take nothing. The parties will be designated by name or as in the trial court.
Plaintiff asserts error on the part of the trial court in…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Hartford Accident and Indemnity Co. v. McCardellTexas Supreme Court · 1963
- City of Houston v. QuinonesTexas Supreme Court · 1944
- Houston Oxygen Co. v. DavisTexas Supreme Court · 1942
- Federal Underwriters Exchange v. CostTexas Supreme Court · 1938
- Scalf v. Collin CountyTexas Supreme Court · 1891
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Texas Cookie Co. v. Hendricks & Peralta, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1988
- Underwriters Life Insurance Co. v. Cobb, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1988
- State v. Buckner Construction Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1985
- The Aetna Casualty & Surety Company v. Hirschell L. Guynes and Mable Ann GuynesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Aetna Casualty and Surety Company v. ClarkCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1968
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