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Supreme court of Texas adopts exception to eight corners rule

After more than fifty years, the Supreme Court of Texas adopted an exception to the "eight corners" rule in Monroe Guaranty Insurance Company v. BITCO General Insurance Corporation, No. 21-0232, 2022 WL 413940, -- S.W.3d – (Tex. Feb. 11, 2022). This rule allows for the consideration of information outside the confines of a live Petition in specific situations.

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