Legal Opinion
Gary Safe Company v. Transport Insurance Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided July 2, 1975No. 1174PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUNKS, Chief Justice.
The Gary Safe Company was the shipper of a safe, which was transported by Bras-well Motor Freight Lines, Inc., a common carrier. Malloy’s Sweda Cash Registers, Inc. was the consignee of the safe. When the safe reached its destination, Truitt Reynolds, an employee of Braswell, was helping to unload it when it fell on him. Reynolds sued Gary and Malloy’s for damages for the personal injuries he sustained.
Transport Insurance Company issued both a workmen’s compensation policy and a comprehensive liability policy, in which Braswell was the named insured. Under its workmen’s…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- White v. Great American Insurance Co. of New YorkDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1972
- Walter S. Kozdranski Co. v. Jamestown Mutual InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1972
- Prudhomme v. Vancouver Plywood Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1970
- WALTER S. KOZDRANSKI CO., INC. v. Jamestown Mut. Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1974
- National Automobile & Casualty Insurance Co. v. Glens Falls Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1973
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- Bankers & Shippers Ins. Co. of NY v. LockamyCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1982
- Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. v. American Employers Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1976
- Sentry Insurance v. Pacific Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1977