A.Y. McDonald Industries, Inc. v. Insurance Co. of North America

Decided September 18, 1991. Louis A. Lavorato wrote the opinion for the court.

475 N.W.2d 607 · Cited 158 times

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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.

• AIU Insurance v. Superior Court · 799 P.2d 1253
• C. D. Spangler Construction Co. v. Industrial Crankshaft & Engineering Co. · 388 S.E.2d 557
• Aerojet-General Corp. v. Superior Court · 211 Cal. App. 3d 216
• Doyle v. Allstate Insurance · 1 N.Y.2d 439
• Hazen Paper Co. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. · 555 N.E.2d 576
• United States Aviex Co. v. Travelers Insurance · 336 N.W.2d 838
• Boeing Co. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. · 784 P.2d 507
• Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co. v. Travelers Indemnity Co. · 457 N.W.2d 175
• First Newton National Bank v. General Casualty Co. of Wisconsin · 426 N.W.2d 618
• North Star Mutual Insurance Co. v. Holty · 402 N.W.2d 452
• Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Gulf Resources & Chemical Corp. · 709 F. Supp. 958
• Technicon Electronics Corp. v. American Home Assurance Co. · 74 N.Y.2d 66
• United States v. Shell Oil Co. · 605 F. Supp. 1064
• New Castle County v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. · 673 F. Supp. 1359
• Cairns v. Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co. · 398 N.W.2d 821
• Intel Corp. v. Hartford Acc. and Indem. Co. · 692 F. Supp. 1171
• Chesapeake Utilities Corp. v. American Home Assurance Co. · 704 F. Supp. 551
• Skyline Harvestore Systems, Inc. v. Centennial Insurance Co. · 331 N.W.2d 106
• Verlan, Ltd. v. John L. Armitage & Co. · 695 F. Supp. 950
• Travelers Insurance v. Ross Electric of Washington, Inc. · 685 F. Supp. 742
• Conrad v. Board of Supervisors of Lee County · 199 N.W.2d 139
• Waste Management of Carolinas, Inc. v. Peerless Insurance · 340 S.E.2d 374
• Technicon Electronics Corp. v. American Home Assurance Co. · 141 A.D.2d 124
• Fireman's Fund Insurance Companies v. Ex-Cell-O Corp. · 662 F. Supp. 71
• Patrons Oxford Mutual Insurance v. Marois · 573 A.2d 16

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• Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company v. Holmes Murphy & Associates, Inc. · 831 N.W.2d 129
• Cinergy Corp. v. Associated Electric & Gas Insurance Services, Ltd. · 865 N.E.2d 571
• Wells Dairy, Inc. v. Travelers Indemnity Co. of Illinois · 241 F. Supp. 2d 945
• National Union Fire Insurance of Pittsburgh v. Terra Industries, Inc. · 216 F. Supp. 2d 899
• Employers Reinsurance Corp. v. Mutual Medical Plans, Inc. · 504 N.W.2d 885
• Johnson Controls, Inc. v. Employers Insurance of Wausau · 2003 WI 108
• Weyerhaeuser Co. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. · 874 P.2d 142
• Helena Chemical Co. v. Allianz Underwriters Insurance · 594 S.E.2d 455
• Thomas v. Progressive Casualty Insurance Co. · 749 N.W.2d 678
• City of Edgerton v. General Casualty Co. of Wisconsin · 493 N.W.2d 768
• Quaker State Minit-Lube, Inc. v. Fireman's Fund Insurance · 868 F. Supp. 1278
• Terra Industries, Inc. v. Commonwealth Insurance Co. of America · 981 F. Supp. 581
• Employers Mutual Casualty Co. v. Cedar Rapids Television Co. · 552 N.W.2d 639
• Iowa Comprehensive Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Fund Board v. Farmland Mutual Insurance Co. · 568 N.W.2d 815
• Pierce v. Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. · 548 N.W.2d 551
• Coulter v. Cigna Property & Casualty Companies · 934 F. Supp. 1101
• Hofco, Inc. v. National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh · 482 N.W.2d 397
• Utica Mutual Insurance v. Stockdale Agency · 892 F. Supp. 1179
• AMCO Insurance Co. v. Haht · 490 N.W.2d 843
• Motor Club of Iowa Insurance Co. v. Iowa Mutual Insurance Co. · 508 N.W.2d 634
• Baker v. Catlin Specialty Insurance · 769 F. Supp. 2d 1157

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