Central Bearings Co. v. Wolverine Insurance Company

Decided September 2, 1970. Francis H. Becker wrote the opinion for the court.

179 N.W.2d 443 · Cited 67 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.

• Blohm v. Glens Falls Insurance · 373 P.2d 412
• Brant v. Citizens Mutual Automobile Insurance · 145 N.W.2d 410
• Century Mutual Insurance v. Southern Arizona Aviation, Inc. · 446 P.2d 490
• Goodsell v. State Automobile & Casualty Underwriters · 153 N.W.2d 458
• Youngwirth v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance · 140 N.W.2d 881
• Malanga v. Royal Indemnity Company · 422 P.2d 704
• Atkins v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. · 151 N.W.2d 846
• Comfort v. Continental Casualty Co. · 34 N.W.2d 588
• Smith v. Maryland Casualty Co. · 229 A.2d 120
• Lickleider v. Iowa State Traveling Men's Ass'n · 184 Iowa 423
• State Automobile & Casualty Underwriters by Automobile Underwriters v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. · 166 N.W.2d 761

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• Wells Dairy, Inc. v. Travelers Indemnity Co. of Illinois · 241 F. Supp. 2d 945
• Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. v. Sandbulte · 302 N.W.2d 104
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• American States Insurance v. Aetna Life & Casualty Co. · 379 N.E.2d 510
• McAndrews v. Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. · 349 N.W.2d 117
• National Surety Corporation, an Illinois Corporation v. Westlake Investments, LLC, an Iowa Limited Liability Company · 880 N.W.2d 724
• Rodman v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. · 208 N.W.2d 903
• State Farm Automobile Insurance Co. v. Malcolm · 259 N.W.2d 833
• Coulter v. Cigna Property & Casualty Companies · 934 F. Supp. 1101
• Farm & City Insurance Co. v. Potter · 330 N.W.2d 263
• National Farmers Union Property & Casualty Co. v. Iverson · 346 F. Supp. 660
• Austin v. Cuna Mutual Life Insurance Co. · 603 N.W.2d 577
• C & J Fertilizer, Inc. v. Allied Mutual Insurance Co. · 227 N.W.2d 169
• Iowa Fuel & Minerals, Inc. v. Iowa State Board of Regents · 471 N.W.2d 859
• Pursell Construction, Inc. v. Hawkeye-Security Insurance Co. · 596 N.W.2d 67
• North Star Mutual Insurance Co. v. Holty · 402 N.W.2d 452
• Weber v. IMT Insurance Co. · 462 N.W.2d 283
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• Kibbee v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. · 525 N.W.2d 866
• Talen v. Employers Mutual Casualty Co. · 703 N.W.2d 395
• Stover v. State Farm Mutual Insurance Company · 189 N.W.2d 588
• Davis v. Travelers Insurance Company · 196 N.W.2d 526

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