Legal Opinion
Lane v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)
Decided April 27, 1999No. 06-98-00073-CVPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by
Chief Justice CORNELIUS.
Patricia Merritt Lane appeals from an adverse summary judgment in her suit against State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company. Lane sued State Farm for breach of contract, breach of the common law duty of good faith and fair dealing, and for violation of Article 21.21 of the Texas Insurance Code.
On December 31, 1996, Lane’s son, Michael B. Fuhrman (Michael), was killed in an automobile accident while a passenger in a friend’s car. At the time of the accident, Michael was living with his grandparents, Donald and Beatrice Merritt. Because he was a…
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Henry J.N. Taub, H. Ben Taub, Henry J.N. Taub, II, Kitchco Realty, Ltd., Marcy Taub and Metco Petro, Ltd. v. Houston Pipeline Company and HPL Resources Company, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2002
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