State Supreme Court / N.M.

Chavez v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

Decided March 21, 1975. Donnan Stephenson wrote the opinion for the court.

533 P.2d 100 · Cited 111 times

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Precedents cited

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.

Willey v. Farmers Insurance Group · 523 P.2d 1351
Atlantic National Insurance v. Armstrong · 65 Cal. 2d 100
Wildman v. Government Employees Insurance Co. · 48 Cal. 2d 31
Touchette v. Northwestern Mutual Insurance · 494 P.2d 479
Bartlett v. Nationwide Mutual Ins. · 33 Ohio St. 2d 50
Hogan v. Home Insurance Co. · 194 S.E.2d 890
Sullivan v. Doe · 495 P.2d 193
Sloan v. Dairyland Insurance Company · 519 P.2d 301
Owens v. Allied Mutual Insurance Company · 487 P.2d 402
Rodman v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. · 208 N.W.2d 903
Salas v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company · 272 So. 2d 1
Rampy v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co. · 278 So. 2d 428
Vantine v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Company · 335 F. Supp. 1296

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Lopez Ex Rel. Estate of Lopez v. Foundation Reserve Insurance · 646 P.2d 1230
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New Mexico Physicians Mutual Liability Co. v. LaMure · 860 P.2d 734
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Hillman v. Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Co. · 758 P.2d 1248
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