Auto-Owners Insurance v. Churchman

Decided September 9, 1992. Dorothy Comstock Riley wrote the opinion for the court.

489 N.W.2d 431 · Cited 271 times

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Precedents cited

Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Allstate Insurance v. Freeman · 443 N.W.2d 734
• Transamerica Insurance Corp. of America v. Boughton · 440 N.W.2d 922
• Upjohn Co. v. New Hampshire Insurance · 476 N.W.2d 392
• Johnson v. Insurance Co. of North America · 350 S.E.2d 616
• Ruvolo v. American Casualty Co. · 189 A.2d 204
• Fresard v. Michigan Millers Mutual Insurance · 327 N.W.2d 286
• Globe American Casualty Co. v. Lyons · 641 P.2d 251
• Rajspic v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance · 718 P.2d 1167
• Raska v. Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance · 314 N.W.2d 440
• Powers v. Detroit Automobile Inter-Insurance Exchange · 398 N.W.2d 411
• Polkow v. Citizens Insurance Co. of America · 476 N.W.2d 382
• Eghotz v. Creech · 113 N.W.2d 815
• Edgar's Warehouse, Inc. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. · 134 N.W.2d 746
• Kaczmarck v. La Perriere · 60 N.W.2d 327
• Shelby Mutual Insurance v. United States Fire Insurance · 162 N.W.2d 676
• Clemmer v. Hartford Insurance Co. · 587 P.2d 1098
• Parkinson v. Farmers Insurance · 594 P.2d 1039
• Mangus v. Western Cas. and Sur. Co. · 585 P.2d 304
• WEST AMERICAN INS. CO. OHIO v. McGhee · 530 N.E.2d 110
• Rosa v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company · 243 F. Supp. 407

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• Auto Club Group Insurance v. Marzonie · 527 N.W.2d 760
• Auto-Owners Insurance v. Harrington · 565 N.W.2d 839
• Fire Insurance Exchange v. Diehl · 450 Mich. 678
• Nelson v. Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada · 962 F. Supp. 1010
• Society of St. Vincent De Paul in the Archdiocese v. Mt. Hawley Insurance · 49 F. Supp. 2d 1011
• Estate of Eugene Wayne Hunt v. Roger Drielick · 496 Mich. 366
• Trierweiler v. Frankenmuth Mutual Insurance · 550 N.W.2d 577
• Thomas Luczak v. Corey a Drielick · 914 N.W.2d 371
• Arco Industries Corp. v. American Motorists Insurance · 531 N.W.2d 168
• Michigan Battery Equipment Inc v. Emcasco Insurance Company · 317 Mich. App. 282
• Amerisure Mutual Insurance v. Carey Transportation, Inc. · 578 F. Supp. 2d 888
• Frankenmuth Mutual Insurance v. Masters · 570 N.W.2d 134
• South MacOmb Disposal Authority v. American Insurance · 572 N.W.2d 686
• Frankenmuth Mutual Insurance v. Piccard · 489 N.W.2d 422
• Busch v. Holmes · 662 N.W.2d 64
• Buczkowski v. Allstate Insurance · 526 N.W.2d 589
• Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Dow Chemical Co. · 44 F. Supp. 2d 847
• Auto-Owners Insurance v. Harrington · 538 N.W.2d 106
• Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Dow Chemical Co. · 28 F. Supp. 2d 440
• Wert v. Citizens Insurance Co. of America · 615 N.W.2d 779
• Henderson v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. · 596 N.W.2d 190
• Frankenmuth Mutual Insurance v. Masters · 595 N.W.2d 832
• Hastings Mutual Insurance v. Safety King, Inc. · 778 N.W.2d 275
• Royce v. Citizens Insurance · 557 N.W.2d 144
• Radenbaugh v. Farm Bureau General Insurance · 610 N.W.2d 272

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