DeJarnette v. Federal Kemper Insurance

Decided June 1, 1984. James F. Couch Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

475 A.2d 454 · Cited 53 times

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• Melvin v. American Automobile Insurance · 194 A.2d 269
• Hardware Mutual Casualty v. Same · 26 A.2d 393
• Maryland Indemnity Insurance v. Kornke · 319 A.2d 603
• Truck Insurance Exchange v. Marks Rentals, Inc. · 418 A.2d 1187
• St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. Pryseski · 438 A.2d 282
• Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance v. Gartelman · 416 A.2d 734
• National Union F. Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa. v. Bruecks · 139 N.W.2d 821
• Transamerica Insurance Group v. United Pacific Insurance · 593 P.2d 156
• Baltimore National Bank v. State Tax Commission · 297 U.S. 209
• Mauzy v. Hornbeck · 400 A.2d 1091
• Metcalf v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Company · 126 N.W.2d 471
• Brenner v. Aetna Insurance Company · 445 P.2d 474
• Janda v. General Motors Corp. · 205 A.2d 228
• Government Employees Insurance v. DeJames · 261 A.2d 747
• National Grange Mutual Insurance v. Pinkney · 399 A.2d 877
• C & H Plumbing & Heating, Inc. v. Employers Mutual Casualty Co. · 287 A.2d 238
• Aragona v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance · 378 A.2d 1346
• Brown v. State · 403 A.2d 788
• National Indemnity Co. v. Ewing · 200 A.2d 680
• Bond v. Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance · 424 A.2d 765
• Commonwealth v. Giannino · 358 N.E.2d 1008
• Ericson v. Hill · 137 S.E.2d 374
• PE Ashton Company v. Joyner · 406 P.2d 306
• American Home Assurance Co. v. Erie Insurance Exchange · 248 A.2d 887
• Orrill v. Garrett · 241 N.E.2d 1

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• Cole v. State Farm Mutual Insurance · 753 A.2d 533
• Northern Assurance Co. of America v. EDP Floors, Inc. · 533 A.2d 682
• Salamon v. Progressive Classic Insurance · 841 A.2d 858
• Gable v. Colonial Insurance · 548 A.2d 135
• Huntt v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance · 527 A.2d 1333
• Allstate Insurance Co. v. Sparks · 493 A.2d 1110
• Francis-Newell v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America · 841 S.W.2d 812
• Windsor Mt. Joy Mutual Insurance v. Pozzi · 832 F. Supp. 138
• Lee v. Wheeler · 528 A.2d 912
• Nationwide Mutual Insurance v. Miller · 505 A.2d 1338
• Aetna Life & Casualty Co. v. Bulaong · 218 Conn. 51
• Lloyd E. Mitchell, Inc. v. Maryland Casualty Co. · 595 A.2d 469
• Allstate Insurance v. Hart · 611 A.2d 100
• Farmers & Merchants National Bank v. Schlossberg · 507 A.2d 172
• Sears v. Grange Insurance Ass'n · 762 P.2d 1141
• Stearman v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance · 849 A.2d 539
• Smack v. Department of Health & Mental Hygiene · 835 A.2d 1175
• Chesapeake Utilities Corp. v. American Home Assurance Co. · 704 F. Supp. 551
• Nationwide Mutual Insurance v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. · 550 A.2d 69
• Dean v. Pinder · 538 A.2d 1184
• Van Horn v. Atlantic Mutual Insurance · 641 A.2d 195
• Washington National Arena Ltd. Partnership v. Comptroller of Treasury · 519 A.2d 1277

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