State Supreme Court / R.I.

Bibeault v. Hanover Insurance

Decided July 11, 1980. Thomas F. Kelleher wrote the opinion for the court.

417 A.2d 313 · Cited 119 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.

Gruenberg v. Aetna Insurance · 510 P.2d 1032
Pickering v. American Employers Insurance · 282 A.2d 584
Anderson v. Continental Insurance · 271 N.W.2d 368
Crisci v. Security Insurance · 66 Cal. 2d 425
Fletcher v. Western National Life Insurance · 10 Cal. App. 3d 376
Ledingham v. Blue Cross Plan for Hospital Care of Hospital Service Corp. · 356 N.E.2d 75
A.A.A. Pool Service & Supply, Inc. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. · 395 A.2d 724
DiIorio v. Abington Mutual Fire Insurance · 402 A.2d 745
Rova Farms Resort, Inc. v. Investors Insurance Co. of America · 323 A.2d 495
United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Peterson · 540 P.2d 1070
Ledingham v. Blue Cross Plan for Hospital Care of Hospital Service Corp. · 330 N.E.2d 540
State Farm General Insurance Company v. Clifton · 527 P.2d 798
Employers' Fire Insurance v. Baker · 383 A.2d 1005
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance v. McNeill · 556 P.2d 803
Berberian v. New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. · 369 A.2d 1109
Wilson v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. · 76 A.2d 111
Amsden v. Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co. · 203 N.W.2d 252
United Services Automobile Association v. Werley · 526 P.2d 28
Orthopedic Specialists, Inc. v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. · 388 A.2d 352

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Nelson v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance · 988 F. Supp. 527
Corrente v. Fitchburg Mutual Fire Insurance · 557 A.2d 859
Constant v. Amica Mutual Insurance · 497 A.2d 343
Carter v. Catamore Co., Inc. · 571 F. Supp. 94
Tait v. Royal Insurance · 913 F. Supp. 621
Roberts v. Auto-Owners Insurance · 374 N.W.2d 905
Erie Insurance v. Hickman Ex Rel. Smith · 622 N.E.2d 515
Toy v. Metropolitan Life Insurance · 928 A.2d 186
Beck v. Farmers Insurance Exchange · 701 P.2d 795
Farmers Group, Inc. v. Trimble · 658 P.2d 1370

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