Legal Opinion

Lancer Corp. v. Murillo

Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)

Decided September 6, 1995No. 04-94-00814-CVPublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

RICKHOFF, Justice.

This appeal questions whether a self-insured employer is hable to its insured employee for attorney’s fees and litigation expenses when it rejects the insured’s offer of representation and intervenes in third-party litigation to protect its subrogation interest. The appellant and self-insured, Lancer Corporation, appeals from a judgment granting attorney’s fees and expenses to its insureds, the appellees, Juventino Murillo, Maria Murillo, Edgar Murillo and Juventino Murillo, Jr. (collectively, Murillo). In fourteen points of error, Lancer contends the trial court…

2Cases cited41 opinions

  1. Downer v. Aquamarine Operators, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
  2. Trustees v. GreenoughSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
  3. Beaumont Bank, N.A. v. BullerTexas Supreme Court · 1991
  4. New Amsterdam Casualty Co. v. Texas Industries, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1967
  5. Mendoza v. Fidelity & Guaranty Insurance Underwriters, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1980

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3Cited by33 opinions

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  3. Frymire Engineering Co. Ex Rel. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. v. Jomar International, Ltd.Texas Supreme Court · 2008
  4. Trinity Universal Insurance Co. v. Bill Cox Construction, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2002
  5. Schindler v. Schindler, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2003

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