Fontenot v. Marquette Casualty Co.

Decided May 4, 1971. John Allen Dixon Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

247 So. 2d 572 · Cited 56 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.

• Fidelity & Deposit Co. v. Pink · 302 U.S. 224
• Melco System v. Receivers of Trans-America Ins. Co. · 105 So. 2d 43
• State Ex Rel. Menning v. Security General Insurance · 140 N.W.2d 676
• Homan v. Employers Reinsurance Corp. · 136 S.W.2d 289
• United States Fire Ins. Co. v. Smith · 164 So. 70
• Winneshiek Mutual Insurance Association v. Roach · 132 N.W.2d 436
• Stickel v. Excess Ins. Co. of America · 23 N.E.2d 839
• Crozier v. Lenox Mutual Insurance Association · 110 N.W.2d 403
• Globe National Fire Insurance v. American Bonding & Casualty Co. · 217 N.W. 268
• Schunk v. Hotchkiss · 231 Minn. 219
• United States Fire Ins. Co. v. Hecht · 164 So. 65
• Globe National Fire Insurance v. American Bonding & Casualty Co. · 198 Iowa 1072
• McDonough Const. Corp. v. Pan American Surety Co. · 190 So. 2d 617

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