State Supreme Court / W. Va.

Elmore v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

Decided June 22, 1998. Elliott E. Maynard wrote the opinion for the court.

504 S.E.2d 893 · Cited 79 times

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Precedents cited

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.

Shamblin v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance · 396 S.E.2d 766
Hayseeds, Inc. v. State Farm Fire & Cas. · 352 S.E.2d 73
Thompson v. Commercial Union Ins. Co. of New York · 250 So. 2d 259
Hensley v. Erie Insurance Co. · 283 S.E.2d 227
Dumas v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. · 56 A.2d 57
Coleman v. Gulf Insurance Group · 718 P.2d 77
Long v. McAllister · 319 N.W.2d 256
Bass v. Coltelli · 453 S.E.2d 350
Linscott v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance · 368 A.2d 1161
Meinhard v. Salmon · 164 N.E. 545
Terletsky v. Prudential Property & Casualty Insurance · 649 A.2d 680
Tank v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. · 715 P.2d 1133
Gallapoo v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. · 475 S.E.2d 172
Kranzush v. Badger State Mutual Casualty Co. · 307 N.W.2d 256
State Ex Rel. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Madden · 451 S.E.2d 721
McCormick v. Allstate Insurance · 475 S.E.2d 507
Keesecker v. Bird · 490 S.E.2d 754
Francis v. Newton · 43 S.E.2d 282
Bell v. Tilton · 674 P.2d 468
Marshall v. Saseen · 450 S.E.2d 791
Wilson v. Wilson · 468 S.E.2d 495
Kanawha Valley Bank v. Friend · 253 S.E.2d 528
Poling v. Motorists Mutual Insurance · 450 S.E.2d 635
Duncan v. Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty Co. · 23 A.2d 325
Bean v. Allstate Insurance · 403 A.2d 793

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Gallagher Ex Rel. Gallagher v. Allstate Insurance · 74 F. Supp. 2d 652
SER Justin S. Golden, Sr. v. Hon. Tod J. Kaufman, Judge · 236 W. Va. 635
Manor Care Inc. v. Tom Douglas · 234 W. Va. 57
Southern West Virginia Paving, Inc. v. Elmo Greer & Sons, LLC. · 691 F. Supp. 2d 677
Fifth Third Bank v. McClure Properties, Inc. · 724 F. Supp. 2d 598
White v. American General Life Insurance · 651 F. Supp. 2d 530
Light v. Allstate Insurance · 506 S.E.2d 64
State Ex Rel. Medical Assurance of West Virginia, Inc. v. Recht · 583 S.E.2d 80
Eastern Steel Constructors, Inc. v. City of Salem · 549 S.E.2d 266
Noland v. Virginia Insurance Reciprocal · 686 S.E.2d 23
Honaker v. Mahon · 552 S.E.2d 788
Charter Communications VI, PLLC v. Community Antenna Service, Inc. · 561 S.E.2d 793
Loudin v. National Liability & Fire Insurance · 716 S.E.2d 696
Michael Ex Rel. Michael v. Appalachian Heating, LLC · 701 S.E.2d 116
Lucas v. Fairbanks Capital Corp. · 618 S.E.2d 488
State ex rel. State Auto Property Insurance Companies v. Stucky · 239 W. Va. 729
Cavcon, Inc. v. Endress+ Hauser, Inc. · 557 F. Supp. 2d 706
American Driver Service, Inc. v. Truck Insurance Exchange · 631 N.W.2d 140
Klettner v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance · 519 S.E.2d 870
Knapp v. American General Finance, Inc. · 111 F. Supp. 2d 758

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