Dawes v. First Insurance Co. of Hawai'i

Decided October 12, 1994. Ronald T.Y. Moon wrote the opinion for the court.

883 P.2d 38 · Cited 97 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.

• National Union Fire Insurance v. Olson · 751 P.2d 666
• Franks v. City and County of Honolulu · 843 P.2d 668
• Sol v. AIG Hawai'i Insurance Co. · 875 P.2d 921
• Safeco Insurance Co. of America v. Sanders · 803 P.2d 688
• First Ins. Co. of Hawaii v. State · 665 P.2d 648
• Walton v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance · 518 P.2d 1399
• Richardson v. City and County of Honolulu · 868 P.2d 1193
• AIG Hawaii Insurance v. Estate of Caraang · 851 P.2d 321
• Sturla, Inc. v. Fireman's Fund Insurance · 684 P.2d 960
• Columbia Casualty Co. v. Hoohuli · 437 P.2d 99
• Flores v. United Air Lines, Inc. · 757 P.2d 641
• Harvey v. Travelers Indemnity Co. · 188 Conn. 245
• Palisbo v. Hawaiian Insurance & Guaranty Co., Ltd. · 547 P.2d 1350
• Allstate Insurance v. Morgan · 575 P.2d 477
• Oklahoma Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co. v. Mouse · 268 P.2d 886
• Casualty Reciprocal Exchange v. Waggoner Drilling Co. · 340 P.2d 490
• Colonial Penn Insurance v. First Insurance · 780 P.2d 1112
• Sentinel Insurance Co. v. First Insurance Co. of Hawai'i, Ltd. · 875 P.2d 894
• In Re the Tax Appeal of Hawaiian Telephone Co. · 608 P.2d 383
• State v. Kumukau · 787 P.2d 682
• DeMello v. First Insurance Company of Hawaii, Ltd. · 523 P.2d 304
• Kaneohe Bay Cruises, Inc. v. Hirata · 861 P.2d 1
• Gossinger v. Association of Apartment Owners of the Regency · 835 P.2d 627
• Ganiron v. Hawaii Insurance Guaranty · 744 P.2d 1210
• Ala. Farm Bur. Mut. Cas. Ins. Co. v. Mitchell · 373 So. 2d 1129

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• Liki v. First Fire & Casualty Insurance of Hawaii, Inc. · 185 P.3d 871
• Haskell v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance · 187 F. Supp. 2d 1231
• Haskell v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance · 187 F. Supp. 2d 1241
• Estate of Doe v. Paul Revere Insurance Group · 948 P.2d 1103
• Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. v. Sentinel Insurance Co. · 205 P.3d 594
• Progressive Casualty Insurance v. Ferguson · 134 F. Supp. 2d 1159
• Cherry v. Truck Insurance Exchange · 892 P.2d 768
• Dines v. Pacific Ins. Co., Ltd. · 893 P.2d 176
• Foote v. Royal Insurance Co. of America · 962 P.2d 1004
• Allstate Insurance v. Takeda · 243 F. Supp. 2d 1100
• Mikelson v. United Services Automobile Ass'n · 111 P.3d 601
• Executive Risk Indemnity, Inc. v. Pacific Educational Services, Inc. · 451 F. Supp. 2d 1147
• State v. Diaz · 58 P.3d 1257
• Hawaiian Isle Adventures, Inc. v. North American Capacity Insurance · 623 F. Supp. 2d 1189
• Allstate Insurance v. Chesler · 478 F. Supp. 2d 1220
• Taylor v. Government Employees Insurance Co. · 978 P.2d 740
• Simmons v. Puu · 94 P.3d 667
• AIG Hawaii Ins. Co., Inc. v. Smith · 891 P.2d 261
• CIM Ins. Corp. v. Masamitsu · 74 F. Supp. 2d 975
• Hawaii Community Federal Credit Union v. Keka · 11 P.3d 1
• State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Gorospe · 106 F. Supp. 2d 1028
• City and County of Honolulu v. Churchill · 167 F. Supp. 2d 1143
• Aig Hawaii Insurance Company, Inc. v. State Farm Insurance Companies · 195 P.3d 711
• Dairy Road Partners v. Island Insurance Co. · 992 P.2d 93
• Butzberger v. Foster · 151 Wash. 2d 396

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