Legal Opinion

American Insurance Company v. Kelley

Texas Supreme Court

Decided June 24, 1959No. A-7042PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CULVER, Justice.. Respondent, A. J. Kelley, brought suit against the petitioner, The American Insurance Company, on a policy of fire insurance issued to him covering his dwelling that had been totally destroyed as a result of fire. The trial court’s judgment for petitioner was on appeal reversed and rendered, and full recovery awarded to respondent. 316 S.W.2d 452. We affirm the decision of the Court of Civil Appeals.

The defense asserted by petitioner is an alleged violation by respondent of the total concurrent insurance clause of the Texas standard form of fire insurance policy by having…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Hubbard & Spencer v. Hartford Fire Ins.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1871
  2. Oates v. Continental Insurance Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1952
  3. Replogle v. American InsuranceIndiana Supreme Court · 1892
  4. Aetna Ins. Co. Of Hartford, Conn. v. Jeremiah Provident Fire Ins. Co. v. JeremiahCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1951
  5. American Insurance v. ReplogleIndiana Supreme Court · 1888

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Nancy Ridgway, Guardian of the Estates of David Ridgway and Mary Ellen Ridgway, Cross-Appellant v. Gulf Life Insurance Company, a Corporation, Cross v. Ranger Insurance Company, John Lee HolcombeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  2. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co. v. CrutchfieldTexas Supreme Court · 1961
  3. Grayson-Carroll-Wythe Mutual Insurance v. Allstate InsuranceDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1984
  4. National Union Fire Insurance Company v. HendrixCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1960
  5. Crutchfield v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1960

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