Legal Opinion

Goswick v. Employers Casualty Company

Texas Supreme Court

Decided April 16, 1969No. B-1008PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

REAVLEY, Justice.

Leon Goswick was removing a defective pump from the hole of an oil well owned by a third party when a damaging fire occurred. Employers’ Casualty Company denied coverage under his liability insurance policy; so Goswick settled with the well owner and brought this suit against Employers. Goswick has lost in both the trial court and the Court of Civil Appeals, the latter court saying that the loss was excluded by the policy either as underground damage or as property under the care, custody or control of the insured. 429 S.W.2d 166. We hold that damages to the casing and hole…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Thomas W. Hooley & Sons v. Zurich General Accident & Liability InsuranceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1958
  2. Maryland Casualty Co. v. HopperCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1950
  3. Boston Insurance Company v. Herman L. Gable, D/B/A Gable Floor Covering CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
  4. Condenser Service, Etc. Co. v. Am., Etc., Ins. CoNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1959
  5. Newfoundland American Insurance v. KamienieckiSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1963

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Gore Design Completions, Ltd. v. Hartford Fire Ins.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008
  2. Ohio Casualty Insurance Co. v. Terrace Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
  3. Whatley v. City of Dallas, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1988
  4. Hartford Casualty Company v. Aubrey R. Cruse, IIICourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
  5. Bituminous Casualty Corp. v. FulkersonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1991

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