Legal Opinion
Witt v. Universal Automobile Ins. Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided April 14, 1938No. 1981PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALEXANDER, Justice.
Minnie Lou Witt sustained an injury while riding as a passenger in an automobile belonging to D. H. Culberson and driven by Culbersonis daughter. She recovered a judgment against Culberson for the sum of $10,000.00, as the result of such injuries, and, being unable to collect same from Culberson, she brought this suit against the Universal Automobile Insurance Company and sought recovery from it on the ground that it had issued to Cul-berson a policy of insurance protecting him against such liability. The insurance company defended on the ground that Culber-son had breached…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Coleman v. New Amsterdam Casualty Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Murchison v. White, 54 Tex. 78 (Tex. 1880)Texas Supreme Court · 1880
- Kiernan v. Dutchess County Mutual InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1896
- Weems, Receiver v. MastersonTexas Supreme Court · 1891
- Universal Automobile Insurance v. CulbersonTexas Supreme Court · 1935
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Laura Marie Rhodes v. Chicago Insurance Company, a Division of Interstate National CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- O'MORROW v. BoradCalifornia Supreme Court · 1946
- Carrousel Concessions v. Florida Ins. Guar.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986
- Burton v. National Bank of Commerce of Dallas, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1984
- Manny v. Estate of AndersonCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1977
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