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disability clause in Texas

11 Texas opinions name it 2 courts 1925–2021 1 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Texas courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (4)

CaseFollowedCited
Gorges Foodservice, Inc. v. Huertagreen
texapp · 1998 · cited in 3 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2002–2002
2 sentences

2002Gorges Foodservice, Inc. v. Huerta, 964 S.W.2d 656, 667 (Tex.App.--Corpus Christi 1997, pet. withdrawn).

2002Gorges Foodservice, Inc. v. Huerta, 964 S.W.2d 656, 667 (Tex.App.--Corpus Christi 1997, pet. withdrawn).

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McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Greengreen
scotus · 1973 · cited in 1 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2021–2021
1 sentence

2021Appellee filed its initial plea to the jurisdiction in 2016 claiming sovereign immunity barred Appellant’s claims against it because Appellant was unable to establish a prima facie case of either her discrimination or retaliation claims under the burden-shifting scheme established in McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, 411 U.S. 792, 802-05 (1973).

11
John R. Turco v. Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Hoechst Celanese Chemical Group, Inc.green
ca5 · 1997 · cited in 1 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2016–2016
2 sentences

2016Artco-Bell Corporation, No. 03-08-000690-CV, 2010 Tex. App. LEXIS 2774 , 2010 WL 1507796 (Tex.App. —Austin 2010, no pet.); Davis v. City of Grapevine, 188 S.W.3d 748, 757 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth, 2006, pet. denied); Turco v. Hoechst Celanese Corp., 101 F.3d 1090, 1092 (5th Cir. 1996); Davis, 188 S.W.3d at 757 . i. No one replaced Quinn.

2016Artco-Bell Corporation, No. 03-08-000690-CV, 2010 Tex. App. LEXIS 2774 , 2010 WL 1507796 (Tex.App. —Austin 2010, no pet.); Davis v. City of Grapevine, 188 S.W.3d 748, 757 (Tex.App.—Fort Worth, 2006, pet. denied); Turco v. Hoechst Celanese Corp., 101 F.3d 1090, 1092 (5th Cir. 1996); Davis, 188 S.W.3d at 757 .

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Davis v. City of Grapevinegreen
texapp · 2006 · cited in 1 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2016–2016
2 sentences

2016Artco-Bell Corporation, No. 03-08-000690-CV, 2010 Tex. App. LEXIS 2774 , 2010 WL 1507796 (Tex.App. —Austin 2010, no pet.); Davis v. City of Grapevine, 188 S.W.3d 748, 757 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth, 2006, pet. denied); Turco v. Hoechst Celanese Corp., 101 F.3d 1090, 1092 (5th Cir. 1996); Davis, 188 S.W.3d at 757 . i. No one replaced Quinn.

2016Artco-Bell Corporation, No. 03-08-000690-CV, 2010 Tex. App. LEXIS 2774 , 2010 WL 1507796 (Tex.App. —Austin 2010, no pet.); Davis v. City of Grapevine, 188 S.W.3d 748, 757 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth, 2006, pet. denied); Turco v. Hoechst Celanese Corp., 101 F.3d 1090, 1092 (5th Cir. 1996); Davis, 188 S.W.3d at 757 . i. No one replaced Quinn.

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Texas. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (5)

CaseCitedYears
Mobley v. New York Life Insurance green
scotus · 1935
2 sentences

1970As stated in Mobley v. New York Life Insurance Co., 295 U.S. 632 , 55 S.Ct. 876, 878 , 79 L.Ed. 1621 , 99 A.L.R. 1166 : ‘Mere refusal, upon mistake or misunderstanding as to matters of fact or upon an erroneous construction of the disability clause, to pay a monthly benefit when due is sufficient to constitute a breach of that provision, but it does not amount to a renunciation or repudiation of the policy.

1970As stated in Mobley v. New York Life Insurance Co., 295 U.S. 632 , 55 S.Ct. 876, 878 , 79 L.Ed. 1621 , 99 A.L.R. 1166 : ‘Mere refusal, upon mistake or misunderstanding as to matters of fact or upon an erroneous construction of the disability clause, to pay a monthly benefit when due is sufficient to constitute a breach of that provision, but it does not amount to a renunciation or repudiation of the policy.

31937–1970
Charles Manbeck v. Austin Independent School District green
tex · 2012
1 sentence

2012Id. at 529 .

12012–2012
Universal Life & Accident Insurance v. Sanders green
tex · 1937
1 sentence

1978Defendant argues that under the doctrine of the Sanders Case, supra ( 102 S.W.2d at 407 ), there is no anticipatory breach shown when the insurer “merely denies liability or claims defenses under the terms of the policy” or refuses to pay “upon mistake or misunderstanding as to matters of fact or upon an erroneous construction of the disability clause.” Considering the letter from its four corners and the condition of defendant’s file at the time it was written, we are not impressed with this argument.

11978–1978
Daley v. People's Building, Loan & Saving Ass'n green
mass · 1901
1 sentence

1946Ass’n, 178 Mass. 13, 18 , 59 N.E. 452 .’ ” The record discloses that the company paid the monthly installments under the disability clause for about six years.

11946–1946
Underwood v. Security Life and Annuity Co. green
tex · 1917
2 sentences

1925Of course, upon the failure to pay the premium note when due, such failure was equivalent to a failure to pay the premium, and would work a forfeiture of the policy (Underwood v. Security Life & Annuity Co., 108 Tex. 381 , 194 S. W. 585 ), except for the provisions of the disability clause above quoted.

1925Of course, upon the failure to pay the premium note when due, such failure was equivalent to a failure to pay the premium, and would work a forfeiture of the policy (Underwood v. Security Life & Annuity Co., 108 Tex. 381 , 194 S. W. 585 ), except for the provisions of the disability clause above quoted.

11925–1925

Statutes the citing opinions construe

CFR § 29c.f.r.1630.2 (3) TX § Tex. Lab. Code § 21.051 (3)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

Where else courts name it

IL 36 (1917–2025) NY 34 (1935–2025) WA 31 (1929–2015) CA 25 (1930–2025) OH 23 (1930–2026) DC 19 (1956–2026) PA 18 (1938–2025) MS 14 (1932–2006) LA 13 (1937–2015) AR 13 (1933–2023) MD 12 (1945–2011) MI 12 (1914–2013) NJ 12 (1935–2017) GA 12 (1932–2007) FL 11 (1935–2013) TX 11 (1925–2021) MO 11 (1930–2023) CO 10 (1961–2021) KS 10 (1932–2008) OK 8 (1919–2003) NC 8 (1950–2020) IN 8 (1971–2019) RI 8 (1989–2011) SC 7 (1927–2017) WV 7 (1933–1985) KY 7 (1935–2024) TN 7 (1930–2006) OR 6 (1960–2004) AL 6 (1929–1994) NE 5 (1923–2016) CT 5 (1991–2004) IA 5 (1958–2022) MT 4 (1984–2000) WI 4 (1978–2012) VA 4 (1977–1996) MN 3 (1983–1989) MA 3 (1943–2007) NM 3 (1954–2005) ND 3 (1971–2009) UT 3 (1931–2021) AZ 3 (1990–2012) ME 3 (1996–2018)

Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.

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