Childs v. MISSISSIPPI VAL. TITLE INS. CO.

Decided April 21, 1978. T. Eric Embry wrote the opinion for the court.

359 So. 2d 1146 · Cited 54 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.

• Jarchow v. Transamerica Title Insurance · 48 Cal. App. 3d 917
• Gruenberg v. Aetna Insurance · 510 P.2d 1032
• Crisci v. Security Insurance · 66 Cal. 2d 425
• Comunale v. Traders & General Insurance · 50 Cal. 2d 654
• Fletcher v. Western National Life Insurance · 10 Cal. App. 3d 376
• Jeannie's Grocery v. Baldwin County Elec. Mem. Corp. · 331 So. 2d 665
• Dalrymple v. Alabama Farm Bureau Mutual Ins. Co. · 103 So. 2d 711
• Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company v. Smith · 194 So. 2d 505
• Hayes v. Alabama Power Co. · 194 So. 505

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• Stewart Title Guar. Co. v. Goldome Credit Corp. · 494 So. 2d 10
• Cool Temp, Inc. v. Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance Co. · 148 So. 3d 448
• State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Slade · 747 So. 2d 293
• Fontenot v. Bramlett · 470 So. 2d 669
• Boswell v. Liberty Nat. Life Ins. Co. · 643 So. 2d 580
• Franklin v. City of Huntsville · 670 So. 2d 848
• Greene County Bd. of Educ. v. Bailey · 586 So. 2d 893
• Patton v. Black · 646 So. 2d 8
• Seals v. City of Columbia · 575 So. 2d 1061
• Hilley v. Allstate Ins. Co. · 562 So. 2d 184
• Boykin v. Arthur Andersen & Co. · 639 So. 2d 504
• Grant v. Butler · 590 So. 2d 254
• Applin v. Consumers Life Ins. Co. · 623 So. 2d 1094
• Ballard v. Lee · 671 So. 2d 1368
• Morrow v. Town of Littleville · 576 So. 2d 210
• Newson v. PROTECTIVE INDUSTRIAL INS. CO. · 890 So. 2d 81
• Pearce v. Schrimsher · 583 So. 2d 253
• Armstrong v. Brown Service Funeral Home West Chapel · 700 So. 2d 1379
• B & B PROPERTIES v. Dryvit Systems, Inc. · 708 So. 2d 189
• Willow Ridge Ltd. Partnership v. Stewart Title Guaranty Co. · 706 F. Supp. 477
• Whitely v. Food Giant, Inc. · 693 So. 2d 502
• Peacock v. Clay · 831 So. 2d 33
• Garner v. Walker · 577 So. 2d 1276

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