Legal Opinion
D. D. Danner and J. W. Maxcey v. Iowa Mutual Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 7, 1964No. 21403_1PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge.
This diversity case involves the application of the Texas Stowers Doctrine to an offer to settle while a case is on appeal. G. A. Stowers Furniture Co. v. American Indemnity Co., Tex.Com.App. 1929, 15 S.W.2d 544.
Kurt Burmester, while driving an automobile owned by the plaintiffs, D. D. Danner and J. W. Maxcey, a partnership d/b/a Danner Marine Guard Service, was injured in a collision with an engine of the Houston Belt and Terminal Railway Company. The plaintiffs carried liability insurance with Iowa Mutual. At the trial, the plaintiffs and the Belt were held jointly and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- G. A. Stowers Furniture Co. v. American Indemnity Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1929
- Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York v. A. L. RobbCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- Chancey v. New Amsterdam Casualty CompanyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1960
- Jones v. Highway Ins. UnderwritersCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1952
- Bostrom v. Seguros Tepeyac, S.A.District Court, N.D. Texas · 1963
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