Legal Opinion
Burns v. American Nat. Ins.
Texas Commission of Appeals
Decided February 17, 1926No. 598-4429PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShort, J.
The Supreme Court' granted the writ of error in this case on! the ground of the apparent conflict of opinion as to the proper construction of article 5546 of the .Revised Civil Statutes of 1925, the same being article 5714, Vernon’s Revised Civil Statutes,' so much of which as is involved in the matter under discussion is as follows:
“No stipulation in a contract requiring notice to be given of a claim for damages as a condition precedent to the right to sue thereon shall ever be valid unless such stipulation is reasonable. Any such stipulation fixing the time within which such notice shall be…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Scott v. DonaldSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Gainesville, Henrietta & Western Railway Co. v. HallTexas Supreme Court · 1890
- G., C. & S. F. R'y Co. v. FullerTexas Supreme Court · 1885
- Menard v. SydnorTexas Supreme Court · 1867
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- Federal Surety Co. v. SmithTexas Commission of Appeals · 1931
- United American Insurance Company v. SelbyTexas Supreme Court · 1960
- Missouri State Life Ins. Co. v. Le FevreCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1928
- Crow-Southland Joint Venture No. 1 v. North Fort Worth Bank, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1992
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