American Financial Corp. v. Fireman's Fund Ins.

Decided July 10, 1968. John M. Matthias wrote the opinion for the court.

15 Ohio St. 2d 171 · Cited 73 times

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• Home Indemnity Co. v. Village of Plymouth · 64 N.E.2d 248
• Munchick v. Fidelity & Casualty Co. · 2 Ohio St. 2d 303

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• Lane v. Grange Mutual Companies · 45 Ohio St. 3d 63
• River Services Co. v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. · 449 F. Supp. 622
• State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Hiermer · 720 F. Supp. 1310
• Hallowell v. County of Athens, Unpublished Decision (8-10-2004) · 2004 Ohio 4257
• Employers Reinsurance Corp. v. Landmark · 547 N.W.2d 527
• Adcor Indus., Inc. v. BEVCORP, LLC · 411 F. Supp. 2d 778
• Sherwin-Williams Co. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's London · 813 F. Supp. 576
• McKeehan v. American Family Life Assurance Co. · 805 N.E.2d 183
• Nat. Union Fire Ins. v. Lomax Johnson Ins. Agency, Inc. · 496 So. 2d 737
• LaValley v. Virginia Sur. Co., Inc. · 85 F. Supp. 2d 740
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• National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh v. American Re-Insurance Co. · 351 F. Supp. 2d 201
• Wertz v. Grange Mutual Insurance Co., Unpublished Decision (1-12-2004) · 2004 Ohio 121
• Ohio Bar Liab. Ins. Co. v. Wallace · 183 N.E.3d 638
• Beaverdam Contracting v. Erie Ins. Co., 1-08-17 (9-29-2008) · 2008 Ohio 4953
• Burgess v. Erie Ins. Group, Unpublished Decision (3-6-2007) · 2007 Ohio 934

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