Legal Opinion

Zhu v. First Cmty. Ins. Co.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided February 13, 2018No. 14-16-00226-CVPublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtKem Thompson Frost, Chief Justice

In this first-party insurance case, an insured under a homeowners policy appeals a summary judgment dismissing his breach-of-contract and extra-contractual claims against his insurer. Concluding that the insured has not shown that the trial court erred in granting summary judgment, we affirm.

*431I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Appellant Haiquan Zhu, the plaintiff in the trial court, owns a house in Sugar Land, Texas. Appellee First Community Insurance Company, the defendant in the trial court, issued Zhu a homeowner's insurance policy. A storm in July 2014 damaged the house and allegedly…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. City of Houston v. Clear Creek Basin AuthorityTexas Supreme Court · 1979
  2. MacK Trucks, Inc. v. TamezTexas Supreme Court · 2006
  3. FM Properties Operating Co. v. City of AustinTexas Supreme Court · 2000
  4. Johnson v. Brewer & Pritchard, P.C.Texas Supreme Court · 2002
  5. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. v. MayesTexas Supreme Court · 2007

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Old American Insurance Company v. Lincoln Factoring, LLC, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2018
  2. William Marchbanks v. Liberty Insurance Corporation, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2018
  3. Barbara Technologies Corporation v. State Farm LloydsTexas Supreme Court · 2019
  4. Barbara Technologies Corporation v. State Farm LloydsTexas Supreme Court · 2019
  5. Debbie Beaty and Jonathan Hayes v. Homeowners of America MGA, Inc. and Homeowners of America in Surance Company, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2025

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