Allstate Insurance Co. v. Hague, Personal Representative of Hague'S Estate

Decided January 13, 1981. William Joseph Brennan Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 79-938 · 449 U.S. 302 (1981) · Cited 549 times

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Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance v. Yates · 299 U.S. 178 (1936)
• Home Insurance v. Dick · 281 U.S. 397 (1930)
• Alaska Packers Assn. v. Industrial Accident Comm'n of Cal. · 294 U.S. 532 (1935)
• Nevada v. Hall · 440 U.S. 410 (1979)
• Watson v. Employers Liability Assurance Corp. · 348 U.S. 66 (1954)
• Shaffer v. Heitner · 433 U.S. 186 (1977)
• Carroll v. Lanza · 349 U.S. 408 (1955)
• Clay v. Sun Insurance Office, Ltd. · 377 U.S. 179 (1964)
• Cardillo v. Liberty Mutual Insurance · 330 U.S. 469 (1947)
• Pacific Employers Insurance v. Industrial Accident Comm'n · 306 U.S. 493 (1939)
• Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Delta & Pine Land Co. · 292 U.S. 143 (1934)
• Hanson v. Denckla · 357 U.S. 235 (1958)
• Richards v. United States · 369 U.S. 1 (1962)
• Clay v. Sun Ins. Office Ltd. · 363 U.S. 207 (1960)
• World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. Woodson · 444 U.S. 286 (1980)
• Kulko v. Superior Court of Cal., City and County of San Francisco · 436 U.S. 84 (1978)
• Hoopeston Canning Co. v. Cullen · 318 U.S. 313 (1943)
• Thomas v. Washington Gas Light Co. · 448 U.S. 261 (1980)
• Rush v. Savchuk · 444 U.S. 320 (1980)
• Milwaukee County v. M. E. White Co. · 296 U.S. 268 (1935)
• Bradford Electric Light Co. v. Clapper · 286 U.S. 145 (1932)

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• Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Shutts · 472 U.S. 797 (1985)
• Sun Oil Co. v. Wortman · 486 U.S. 717 (1988)
• International Paper Co. v. Ouellette · 479 U.S. 481 (1987)
• Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz · 471 U.S. 462 (1985)
• Asahi Metal Industry Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., Solano Cty. · 480 U.S. 102 (1987)
• Gulf Offshore Co. v. Mobil Oil Corp. · 453 U.S. 473 (1981)
• American Ins. Assn. v. Garamendi · 539 U.S. 396 (2003)

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