Dwight v. . Germania Life Ins. Co.

Decided October 12, 1886. William C. Ruger wrote the opinion for the court.

8 N.E. 654 · Cited 136 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.

• Moulor v. American Life Insurance · 111 U.S. 335
• Pleasants v. Fant · 89 U.S. 116
• Commissioners of Marion County v. Clark · 94 U.S. 278
• Baulec v. . New York Harlem R.R. Co. · 59 N.Y. 356
• Culhane v. . N.Y. Cen. H.R.R.R. Co. · 60 N.Y. 133
• Griggs v. Houston · 104 U.S. 553

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• Pennsylvania Fire Ins. Co. v. Malone · 115 So. 156
• Trimble v. . N.Y.C. H.R.R.R. Co. · 56 N.E. 532
• Hanover Fire Ins. Co. v. Wood · 104 So. 224
• Facet Industries, Inc. v. Wright · 95 A.D.2d 262
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• Delaware County Electric Cooperative, Inc. v. City of New York · 278 A.D. 526

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