Brown v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.

Decided September 8, 1989. Edward D. Robertson Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

776 S.W.2d 384 · Cited 90 times

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• Farm Bureau Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Houle · 102 A.2d 326
• Mississippi-Fox River Drainage District 2 of Clark County v. Plenge · 735 S.W.2d 748
• Martinelli v. Security Insurance Co. of New Haven · 490 S.W.2d 427
• MacAlco, Inc. v. Gulf Insurance Co. · 550 S.W.2d 883

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