Detroit Automobile Inter-Insurance Exchange v. Higginbotham

Decided February 5, 1980. John H. Gillis wrote the opinion for the court.

290 N.W.2d 414 · Cited 90 times

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• O'Key v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance · 89 Mich. App. 526
• PERRY & DERRICK CO. INC. v. King · 180 N.W.2d 483
• Howell v. Vito's Trucking and Excavating Co. · 191 N.W.2d 313
• Kangas v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. · 235 N.W.2d 42
• Shinabarger v. Citizens Mutual Insurance · 282 N.W.2d 301
• State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Coon · 208 N.W.2d 532
• Community Service Insurance v. Shears · 280 N.W.2d 532
• Eastman v. United States · 257 F. Supp. 315

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• Adkins v. Meador · 494 S.E.2d 915
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• Wausau Underwriters Insurance v. Howser · 727 F. Supp. 999
• Denning v. Farm Bureau Insurance Group · 344 N.W.2d 368
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• Buckeye Union Insurance v. Johnson · 310 N.W.2d 268
• Doe v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. · 878 F. Supp. 862
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• Cannon v. Maine Bonding & Casualty Co. · 138 N.H. 365
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• American Family Mutual Insurance Co. v. Petersen · 679 N.W.2d 571
• State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. DeHaan · 900 A.2d 208
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• Washington v. Federal Kemper Insurance · 482 A.2d 503
• Hartford Accident and Indemnity Co. v. Sherwood Brands, Inc. · 680 A.2d 554
• Century Indemnity Co. v. Aero-Motive Co. · 318 F. Supp. 2d 530
• University Rehabilitation Alliance, Inc. v. Farm Bureau General Insurance · 760 N.W.2d 574
• Gajewski v. Auto-Owners Insurance · 314 N.W.2d 799
• Rinaldi v. Rinaldi · 333 N.W.2d 61
• Johnson v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance · 438 S.E.2d 869

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