Legal Opinion
Whitaker v. General Insurance Company of America
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided December 11, 1970No. 17519PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLAUDE WILLIAMS, Justice.
This is a workmen’s compensation case which was instituted by Flora May Whitaker in which she sought to recover statutory benefits for the death of her husband, James Huey Whitaker. The action was brought against General Insurance Company of America which was the compensation insurance carrier for Mr. Whitaker’s employer.
In her trial petition she alleged that her husband was an employee of R. L. Stewart’s Texaco Service on November 21, 1968 and that while he was in the course and scope of his employment on that date he “actively strained and injured his heart and…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Burt v. LochausenTexas Supreme Court · 1952
- Leyva v. PachecoTexas Supreme Court · 1962
- Carter v. Travelers InsuranceTexas Supreme Court · 1938
- Houston Fire & Casualty Ins. Co. v. BiberCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1940
- Midwestern Insurance Company v. WagnerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1963
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Henderson v. Travelers Insurance Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1976
- Olson v. Hartford Accident and Indemnity CompanyTexas Supreme Court · 1972
- Baird v. TEXAS EMPLOYERS'INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONTexas Supreme Court · 1973
- Cavazos v. Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New YorkCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1979
- Jackson v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1979
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