Legal Opinion
Fitzmaurice v. Mutual Life Insurance
Texas Supreme Court
Decided March 18, 1892No. 3231PublishedCited by 39 opinions
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
HEART, Associate Justice.
— This suit was brought by the appellant to recover upon a policy of insurance issued by the appellee upon the life of her husband, William Fitzmaurice. The policy was made a part of plaintiff’s petition, and among others it contained the following clause:
“Aotice to the holder of this policy: Ao agent has power on behalf of the company to make or modify this or any contract of insurance, * * * to bind the company by making any promise, or by receiving any representation or information not contained in the application for this policy.”
The policy begins as follows: “In…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- New York Life Insurance v. FletcherSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Morrison v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaTexas Supreme Court · 1887
- Equitable Life Insurance v. HazlewoodCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1889
- East Texas Fire Insurance v. BlumTexas Supreme Court · 1890
- Cohen v. Continental Fire InsuranceTexas Supreme Court · 1887
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3Cited by39 opinions
- Fidelity Mutual Life Ass'n v. HarrisTexas Supreme Court · 1900
- Great American Casualty Co. v. EichelbergerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1931
- Texas State Mut. Fire Ins. v. RichbourgTexas Commission of Appeals · 1924
- Southern Surety Co. v. BentonTexas Commission of Appeals · 1926
- Odom v. Insurance Company of State of Penn.Texas Supreme Court · 1970
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