State Supreme Court / Minn.

Domtar, Inc. v. Niagara Fire Insurance Co.

Decided May 29, 1997. Peter M. Keith wrote the opinion for the court.

563 N.W.2d 724 · Cited 85 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.

Northern States Power Co. v. Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York · 523 N.W.2d 657
Morrison v. Swenson · 142 N.W.2d 640
SCSC Corp. v. Allied Mutual Insurance Co. · 536 N.W.2d 305
Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co. v. Travelers Indemnity Co. · 457 N.W.2d 175
Oster v. Riley · 150 N.W.2d 43
Domtar, Inc. v. Niagara Fire Insurance Co. · 552 N.W.2d 738
Morton International, Inc. v. General Accident Insurance · 629 A.2d 831
Hauenstein v. St. Paul-Mercury Indemnity Co. · 242 Minn. 354
J.H. France Refractories Co. v. Allstate Insurance · 626 A.2d 502
Armstrong World Industries, Inc. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. · 45 Cal. App. 4th 1
Continental Western Insurance v. Toal · 244 N.W.2d 121
Bituminous Casualty Corp. v. Bartlett · 240 N.W.2d 310
Jostens, Inc. v. Mission Insurance Co. · 387 N.W.2d 161
State v. Signo Trading International, Inc. · 612 A.2d 932
Singsaas v. Diederich · 238 N.W.2d 878
Northern Petrochemical Co. v. Thorsen & Thorshov, Inc. · 211 N.W.2d 159
Holt v. Swenson · 252 Minn. 510
Fireman's Fund Ins. Companies v. Ex-Cell-O Corp. · 790 F. Supp. 1318
General Accident Insurance Co. of America v. State · 672 A.2d 1154
American National Fire Insurance v. B & L Trucking & Construction Co. · 82 Wash. App. 646
Pagett v. Northern Electric Supply Co. · 167 N.W.2d 58
Thielbar v. Juenke · 189 N.W.2d 493
Thiele v. Stich · 425 N.W.2d 580
Owens-Illinois, Inc. v. United Insurance · 650 A.2d 974
Waseca Mutual Insurance Co. v. Noska · 331 N.W.2d 917

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