Breed v. Insurance Co. of North America

Decided December 27, 1978. Solomon Wachtler wrote the opinion for the court.

46 N.Y.2d 351 · Cited 632 times

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• Hartigan v. . Casualty Co. of America · 124 N.E. 789
• Thomas J. Lipton, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance · 34 N.Y.2d 356
• Sincoff v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance · 11 N.Y.2d 386
• Greaves v. Public Service Mutual Insurance · 5 N.Y.2d 120
• Morlee Sales Corp. v. Manufacturers Trust Co. · 9 N.Y.2d 16
• Sperling v. Great American Indemnity Co. · 7 N.Y.2d 442
• Loch Sheldrake Associates, Inc. v. Evans · 306 N.Y. 297
• Midkiff v. Castle & Cooke, Inc. · 368 P.2d 887
• Weinberg & Holman, Inc. v. Providence Washington Insurance · 173 N.E. 556

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• Selective Insurance Company of America v. County of Rensselaer · 26 N.Y.3d 649

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