State Supreme Court / Mich.

Frankenmuth Mutual Insurance v. Masters

Decided June 15, 1999. Marilyn Jean Kelly wrote the opinion for the court.

595 N.W.2d 832 · Cited 139 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.

Auto Club Group Insurance v. Marzonie · 527 N.W.2d 760
Group Insurance v. Czopek · 489 N.W.2d 444
Frankenmuth Mutual Insurance v. Piccard · 489 N.W.2d 422
Auto-Owners Insurance v. Churchman · 489 N.W.2d 431
Arco Industries Corp. v. American Motorists Insurance · 531 N.W.2d 168
Allstate Insurance v. Freeman · 443 N.W.2d 734
Upjohn Co. v. New Hampshire Insurance · 476 N.W.2d 392
Powers v. Detroit Automobile Inter-Insurance Exchange · 398 N.W.2d 411
Michigan Millers Mutual Insurance v. Bronson Plating Co. · 519 N.W.2d 864
Stine v. Continental Casualty Co. · 349 N.W.2d 127
Vanguard Insurance v. Clarke · 475 N.W.2d 48
Auto Club Ins. Ass'n v. DeLaGarza · 444 N.W.2d 803
Dean v. Chrysler Corp. · 455 N.W.2d 699
Patek v. Aetna Life Insurance · 106 N.W.2d 828
Frankenmuth Mutual Insurance v. Masters · 570 N.W.2d 134
Fireman's Fund Ins. Companies v. Ex-Cell-O Corp. · 702 F. Supp. 1317

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