Ballard v. North American Life & Casualty Co.

Decided November 29, 1983. William Frank Crawford wrote the opinion for the court.

667 S.W.2d 79 · Cited 128 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.

• Berry v. Travelers Insurance Co. · 14 S.E.2d 196
• Walker v. Fidelity Bankers Life Insurance Company · 302 So. 2d 397
• Brown v. Tennessee Auto Ins. Co. · 237 S.W.2d 553
• Womble v. Walker · 181 S.W.2d 5
• Sherman v. Cate · 16 S.W.2d 25
• American Barge Line Co. v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. · 163 S.W.2d 502
• Hamblen County v. City of Morristown · 656 S.W.2d 331
• Canton Cotton Mills v. Bowman Overall Co. · 149 Tenn. 18
• FIRST NAT. BANK OF ANSON CTY. v. Nationwide Ins. · 278 S.E.2d 507

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