Legal Opinion
McCaleb v. Continental Casualty Co.
Texas Supreme Court
Decided May 18, 1938No. 7401PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sharp
This case presents principally two questions: (1) Do municipal corporations come under the provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Law, Article 8306 et seq., Revised Civil Statutes; and (2) can a municipal corporation take out an insurance policy in an old line insurance company to protect its employees by insurance against injuries, without complying with the Workmen’s Compensation Law?
Eva McCaleb filed this suit against the Continental Casualty Company, as the insurance carrier for the City of Corpus Christi, alleging that it had issued a policy of insurance to said city, whereby it agreed…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Grasso v. Cannon Ball Motor Freight LinesTexas Supreme Court · 1935
- Brown v. Palatine Insurance Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1896
- City of Tyler v. Texas Employers' Ins. Ass'nTexas Commission of Appeals · 1926
- Commonwealth Bonding & Casualty Insurance v. BryantTexas Supreme Court · 1922
- Southern Casualty Co. v. MorganTexas Commission of Appeals · 1929
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3Cited by45 opinions
- Red Ball Motor Freight, Inc. v. Employers Mut. Liability Ins. Co. Of WisconsinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1951
- Lloyds Casualty Insurer v. McCraryTexas Supreme Court · 1950
- Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York v. Edith Joyce Murray LottCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Lewis v. Independent Sch. Dist. of AustinTexas Supreme Court · 1942
- Davis v. National Casualty Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1943
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