American Motorist v. American Rent-All

Decided May 6, 1991. Walter F. Marcus Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

579 So. 2d 429 · Cited 182 times

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• Coco v. Winston Industries, Inc. · 341 So. 2d 332
• Perniciaro v. Brinch · 384 So. 2d 392
• Carollo v. Wilson · 353 So. 2d 249
• Richard v. Walgreen's Louisiana Co. · 476 So. 2d 1150
• American Motorists Ins. Co. v. American Rent-All, Inc. · 566 So. 2d 121

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