Delaware Ins. Co. v. Hutto
Court of Appeals of Texas
Error to District Court, Coleman County; John W. Goodwin, Judge. Action by M. J. Hutto against the Delaware Insurance Company. There was a judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
This writ of error was sued out by plaintiff in error to reverse a judgment by default, rendered in favor of defendant in error, against it on a fire insurance policy, on the ground chiefly that said judgment was rendered without legal service, and that it had a meritorious defense, which it was prevented from setting up without fault on its part.
The petition alleged that the firm of Dumas, Zimmerman Dibrell, composed of L. M. Dumas, R. E. L. Zimmerman, and Geo. Dibrell, was the local agents of plaintiff in error; and it questioned the sufficiency of the original return on the citation to…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Houston & T. C. R. R. Co. v. BurkeTexas Supreme Court · 1881
- Continental Insurance v. MillikenTexas Supreme Court · 1885
- G., H. & S. A. R'y Co. v. GageTexas Supreme Court · 1884
- Randall v. CollinsTexas Supreme Court · 1881
- Gatlin v. DibrellTexas Supreme Court · 1889
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Collin County Nat. Bank v. McCall Hardware Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1913
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