Legal Opinion
Carrabba v. Employers Casualty Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided October 15, 1987No. C14-86-306-CVPublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DRAUGHN, Justice.
This appeal concerns a suit for declaratory judgment regarding priority of insurance liability. In March 1981, a tractor-trailer collided with a vehicle driven by Dr. Robert A. Winkelmann. Dr. Winkelmann died as a result of the accident. His widow filed suit for wrongful death against John Ben Carrabba, individually, and John Ben Carrabba, Inc., d/b/a Carrabba Oil Company (employer of the driver) and against Gooseneck Trailer Manufacturing Co., Inc. (the owner of the tractor). The defendants in the Winkelmann cause brought the present suit against various insurance…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Nixon v. Mr. Property Management Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
- Cherokee Water Co. v. ForderhauseTexas Supreme Court · 1982
- State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. LiMauroNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- Hinde v. HindeTexas Supreme Court · 1985
- Allstate Insurance Company, an Illinois Corporation v. The Employers Liability Assurance Corp., Ltd., and United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by40 opinions
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- Allstate Insurance Co. v. Frank B. Hall & Co. of CaliforniaColorado Court of Appeals · 1989
- Johnson v. State Farm Lloyds, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2006
- Span, Inc. v. Associated International InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1991
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