Legal Opinion
Mercury Life & Health Company v. Hughes
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided September 22, 1954No. 12623PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. O. MURRAY, Chief Justice.
This is a suit by William E. Hughes against Mercury Life & Health Company, Mercury United Life Insurance Company, both being Texas insurance corporations, Leonard Hyatt, H. C. Plumly, T. H. W. Vordenbaum, C. B. Fulton and James A. Savage, seeking to recover damages for the breach of a contract wherein William E. Hughes was made general manager of the Mercury Life & Health Company for a period of ten years, with the privilege of renewal for another ten years at the option of William E. Hughes.
The trial was to a jury and, based upon answers to special issues,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Dunagan v. BusheyTexas Supreme Court · 1953
- Scott v. Farmers & Merchants National BankTexas Supreme Court · 1903
- San Antonio Street Railway Co. v. AdamsTexas Supreme Court · 1894
- United Order of Good Samaritans v. MeekinsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1922
- Hendricks v. WallCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1925
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 91,667 Gearhart Industries, Inc., Cross v. Smith International, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, Third Party Cross v. Texas American/fort Worth N.A., Trustee, Third Party DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
- Academy of Skills & Knowledge, Inc. v. Charter Schools, USA, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2008
- McFarling v. LaphamCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1972
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