Legal Opinion
Millers Casualty Insurance Co. of Texas v. Lyons
Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)
Decided November 29, 1990No. 11-89-039-CVPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McCLOUD, Chief Justice.
Golda Lyons sued her insurer, The Millers Casualty Insurance Company of Texas, on an insurance contract and for unfair claims settlement practices. Lyons alleged that her home was damaged on April 29, 1984, as a result of a windstorm. Millers answered that the damages were caused by “settling, cracking, bulging, shrinkage, or expansion” of the foundation, a condition excluded by the policy of insurance. The jury found that 75 percent of the damages to plaintiff’s home was proximately caused by “settlement of structure” and that 25 percent was caused by…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Garza v. AlviarTexas Supreme Court · 1965
- Pool v. Ford Motor Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1986
- Aranda v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaTexas Supreme Court · 1988
- Stone v. Lawyers Title Ins. Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1977
- Vail v. Texas Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1988
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Lyons v. Millers Casualty Insurance Co. of TexasTexas Supreme Court · 1993
- State Farm Lloyds, Inc. v. Polasek, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1992
- Rogers v. CIGNA Insurance Co. of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1994
- Like v. PierceSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1996
- Lyons v. Millers Casualty Insurance Co. of TexasTexas Supreme Court · 1993
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