State Supreme Court / N.C.

Fidelity Bankers Life Insurance v. Dortch

Decided October 7, 1986. Harry C. Martin wrote the opinion for the court.

348 S.E.2d 794 · Cited 111 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.

Allstate Insurance Co. v. Shelby Mutual Ins. Co. · 152 S.E.2d 436
Williams v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company · 152 S.E.2d 102
Muncie v. Travelers Insurance Company · 116 S.E.2d 474
Harrelson Ex Rel. Randolph v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance · 158 S.E.2d 812
Bullock v. Expressmen's Mutual Life Insurance · 67 S.E.2d 71
Lineberry v. Security Life & Trust Co. · 77 S.E.2d 652
Duke v. Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York · 210 S.E.2d 187
Light v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States · 56 N.C. App. 26
Woodell v. Ætna Life Insurance · 199 S.E. 719
Barden v. Metropolitan Life Insurance · 254 S.E.2d 271
Harrison v. Winstead · 110 S.E.2d 903
York Industrial Center, Inc. v. Michigan Mutual Liability Co. · 155 S.E.2d 501

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Pierson v. Buyher · 409 S.E.2d 903
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North Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance v. Sadler ex rel. Sadler · 365 N.C. 178
Nelson v. Hartford Underwriters Insurance · 630 S.E.2d 221
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Wm. C. Vick Construction Co. v. Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance · 52 F. Supp. 2d 569
Lexington Insurance v. Tires Into Recycled Energy & Supplies, Inc. · 522 S.E.2d 798
Metric Constructors, Inc. v. Industrial Risk Insurers & Capital Stock Companies · 102 N.C. App. 59
Western World Insurance v. Carrington · 369 S.E.2d 128
Hlasnick v. Federated Mutual Insurance · 524 S.E.2d 386
Eatman Leasing, Inc. v. Empire Fire & Marine Insurance · 550 S.E.2d 271
Nationwide Mutual Insurance v. Prevatte · 423 S.E.2d 90
Rouse v. Williams Realty Bldg. Co., Inc. · 544 S.E.2d 609
Patel v. Scottsdale Insurance · 221 N.C. App. 476

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