Legal Opinion
Jackson v. National Flood Insurers Association
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided June 12, 1974No. Civ. A. No. 73-H-175PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
SEALS, District Judge.
On the 10th day of September, 1971, tides generated by Hurricane Fern inundated Plaintiff’s beach front property located near Freeport, Texas. Waters from the Gulf of Mexico reached a depth of approximately two feet under his elevated beach house and remained at that level for several hours. Before the tide receded a considerable amount of soil was washed from beneath a concrete slab which covers the earth fill below the house.
Plaintiff was fortunate, or at least that was his first impression, in that he had taken advantage of the flood insurance made…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Bimco Iron & Metal Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1971
- American National Insurance Co. v. Wilson State BankCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1972
- Williams v. Bankers Fire and Marine Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1955
- Brown v. International Service Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1969
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Heci Exploration Co., Inc. v. HollowayCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Stonewall Insurance Co. v. Modern Exploration, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1988
- Holloway v. HECI Exploration Co. Employees' Profit Sharing PlanDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1987
- Cross Queen, Inc. v. Director, Federal Emergency Management AgencyDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 1980
- Quesada v. Director, Federal Emergency Management AgencyDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1983
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