Legal Opinion

State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Morua

Texas Supreme Court

Decided November 12, 1998No. 97-0536PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtAbbott, Justice

in which ENOCH, SPECTOR and HANKINSON, Justices, join.

The issue in this case is whether supplemental interrogatory answers must be verified. We resolve a conflict in the courts of appeals and hold that they must be verified. However, because we hold that any objection to the lack of verification was waived, we reverse the court of appeals’ judgment and remand the case to that court for further proceedings.

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Francisco Morua sued State Farm Fire and Casualty Company for lifetime workers’ compensation benefits. Morua served interrogatories on State Farm inquiring about various matters, including…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Browning-Ferris, Inc. v. ReynaTexas Supreme Court · 1994
  2. Alvarado v. Farah Manufacturing Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1992
  3. Kramer v. Lewisville Memorial HospitalTexas Supreme Court · 1993
  4. Dawson-Austin v. AustinTexas Supreme Court · 1998
  5. Sharp v. Broadway National BankTexas Supreme Court · 1990

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3Cited by36 opinions

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  2. Vingcard A.S. v. Merrimac Hospitality Systems, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2001
  3. SunBridge Healthcare Corp. v. Penny, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2005
  4. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Rodriguez, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2002
  5. Wigfall v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2004

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