Columbia Heights Motors, Inc. v. Allstate Insurance Co.

Decided January 12, 1979. Lawrence R. Yetka wrote the opinion for the court.

275 N.W.2d 32 · Cited 138 times

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• Farkas v. Hartford Accident and Indemnity Co. · 173 N.W.2d 21
• Caspersen v. Webber · 213 N.W.2d 327
• ICC Leasing Corp. v. Midwestern MacHinery Co. · 257 N.W.2d 551
• Ostendorf v. Arrow Insurance Company · 182 N.W.2d 190
• Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. Globe Indemnity Co. · 225 N.W.2d 831
• In Re Arbitration Between Hennen & St. Paul Mercury Insurance · 250 N.W.2d 840

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• American Commerce Insurance Brokers, Inc. v. Minnesota Mutual Fire & Casualty Co. · 551 N.W.2d 224
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• North Star Mutual Insurance Co. v. Ziebarth · 373 N.W.2d 622
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• Reinsurance Ass'n of Minnesota v. Hanks · 539 N.W.2d 793
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• Reinsurance Ass'n of Minnesota v. Johannessen · 516 N.W.2d 562
• Marschall Ex Rel. Marschall v. Reinsurance Ass'n · 447 N.W.2d 460

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