Legal Opinion
Fire Insurance Exchange v. Paulson
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided June 24, 1964No. 14261PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURRAY, Chief Justice.
This is a suit allegedly based on damages caused by Hurricane Carla. It was instituted by Clarence Paulson and wife, Julia Paulson, against Fire Insurance Exchange, Los Angeles, California, seeking to recover, on a policy of hurricane insurance, for damages done by Hurricane Carla to their home in Palacios, Matagorda County, Texas. This hurricane occurred between the dates of September 9 and 13, 1961.
The jury found, among other things, “that plaintiffs’ residence house on Lot 5, Block 97, Palacios, Matagorda County, Texas, was damaged on or about September 10 and 11,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- McDonald v. New York Central Mutual Fire Insurance Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1964
- Coyle v. Palatine Ins. Co.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1920
- Niagara Fire Ins. Co. v. MuhleCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1953
- Palatine Ins. Co. v. PetrovichCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1917
- Cox v. Queen Insurance Company of AmericaCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1963
3Cited by3 opinions
- Commercial Union Insurance Company v. ByrneMississippi Supreme Court · 1971
- Paulson v. Fire Insurance ExchangeTexas Supreme Court · 1965
- Continental Insurance v. KouwenhovenCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1966