Legal Opinion
Pan American Insurance Co. v. Cooper Butane Co.
Texas Supreme Court
Decided April 3, 1957No. A-5961PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Calvert
This is a suit by Pan American Insurance Company, petitioner, for a declaratory judgment. Its purpose is to establish that a policy of insurance sold and issued to respondent, Cooper Butane Company, does not obligate petitioner to pay a judgment for damages if one is obtained against Cooper Butane Company by the other respondents who are the statutory wrongful death beneficiaries of Carolyn Ann McCombs and Elmer McCombs, both deceased.
The trial court rendered a declaratory judgment absolving petitioner of liability. The Court of Civil Appeals reversed the judgment of the trial court and…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Lloyds Casualty Insurer v. McCraryTexas Supreme Court · 1950
- Standard Acc. Ins. Co. v. RobertsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1942
- Berger Bros. Electric Motors, Inc. v. New Amsterdam Casualty Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1944
- Boutwell v. Employers' Liability Assurance Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1949
- General Cas. Co. Of Wisconsin v. LarsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1952
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Ramo, Inc. v. EnglishTexas Supreme Court · 1973
- Decorative Center of Houston v. Employers Casualty Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1992
- Neumann v. Wisconsin Natural Gas Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1965
- A. C. Green, Jr., and H. H. Parker, Individually and as Partners, G & G MacHine Works v. Aetna Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- Arnold v. EdelmanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1965
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