State Supreme Court / W. Va.

Hayseeds, Inc. v. State Farm Fire & Cas.

Decided December 12, 1986. Richard Forlani Neely wrote the opinion for the court.

352 S.E.2d 73 · Cited 242 times

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Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Pitrolo · 342 S.E.2d 156
Butcher v. Stull · 82 S.E.2d 278
Nelson v. West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Board · 300 S.E.2d 86
Orr v. Crowder · 315 S.E.2d 593
Board of Education v. W. Harley Miller, Inc. · 236 S.E.2d 439
Hawkeye Casualty Co. v. Stoker · 48 N.W.2d 623
Sumrall v. Providence Washington Ins. Co. · 60 So. 2d 68
Jarrett v. E. L. Harper & Son, Inc. · 235 S.E.2d 362
Warden v. Bank of Mingo · 341 S.E.2d 679
Akins v. Illinois Bankers Life Assurance Co. · 166 Kan. 648
Horn v. Bowen · 67 S.E.2d 737
Ziegler v. Hustisford Farmers' Mutual Insurance · 298 N.W. 610
Morgan v. Insurance Company of North America · 122 S.E.2d 838
Unionaid Life Insurance v. Bank of Dover · 90 S.W.2d 982
Kisting v. Westchester Fire Insurance Company · 290 F. Supp. 141
Universal Underwriters Ins. Co. v. GORGEI, ETC. · 345 So. 2d 412
Mize v. Harford Insurance · 567 F. Supp. 550
Cotton v. Otis Elevator Co. · 627 F. Supp. 519
Short v. Grange Mutual Casualty Company · 307 F. Supp. 768
Hope v. Lloyds · 171 So. 2d 837

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Hadorn v. Shea · 456 S.E.2d 194
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