Hazen Paper Co. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.

Decided June 14, 1990. Herbert P. Wilkins wrote the opinion for the court.

555 N.E.2d 576 · Cited 251 times

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• C. D. Spangler Construction Co. v. Industrial Crankshaft & Engineering Co. · 388 S.E.2d 557
• Patrons Oxford Mutual Insurance v. Marois · 573 A.2d 16
• Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Gulf Resources & Chemical Corp. · 709 F. Supp. 958
• Boeing Co. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. · 784 P.2d 507
• Aerojet-General Corp. v. Superior Court · 211 Cal. App. 3d 216
• Chesapeake Utilities Corp. v. American Home Assurance Co. · 704 F. Supp. 551
• Verlan, Ltd. v. John L. Armitage & Co. · 695 F. Supp. 950
• Technicon Electronics Corp. v. American Home Assurance Co. · 74 N.Y.2d 66
• United States Aviex Co. v. Travelers Insurance · 336 N.W.2d 838
• Technicon Electronics Corp. v. American Home Assurance Co. · 141 A.D.2d 124
• Fireman's Fund Insurance Companies v. Ex-Cell-O Corp. · 662 F. Supp. 71
• United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Thomas Solvent Co. · 683 F. Supp. 1139
• New Castle County v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. · 673 F. Supp. 1359
• Bond Bros., Inc. v. ROBINSON AMERICAN INS. CO. · 471 N.E.2d 1332
• Slater v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. · 400 N.E.2d 1256
• MacArthur v. Massachusetts Hospital Service, Inc. · 180 N.E.2d 449
• Compass Insurance Co. v. Cravens, Dargan & Co. · 748 P.2d 724
• Detrex Chemical Industries, Inc. v. Employers Insurance of Wausau · 681 F. Supp. 438
• Palmer v. Pawtucket Mutual Insurance · 225 N.E.2d 331
• Home Indemnity Insurance v. Merchants Distributors, Inc. · 483 N.E.2d 1099

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• Edo Corp. v. Newark Ins. Co. · 898 F. Supp. 952
• A. Johnson & Co. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. · 741 F. Supp. 298
• Dico, Inc. v. Employers Insurance of Wausau · 581 N.W.2d 607
• Foster-Gardner, Inc. v. National Union Fire Insurance · 959 P.2d 265
• Coakley v. Maine Bonding & Casualty Co. · 136 N.H. 402
• R.T. Vanderbilt Co. v. Continental Casualty Co. · 273 Conn. 448
• McGinnes Industrial Maintenance Corporation v. the Phoenix Insurance Company and the Travelers Indemnity Company · 477 S.W.3d 786
• Whittaker Corp. v. AMERICAN NUCLEAR INSURERS · 671 F. Supp. 2d 242
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• Maryland Casualty Co. v. Wausau Chemical Corp. · 809 F. Supp. 680
• Simon Wrecking Co., Inc. v. AIU Ins. Co. · 350 F. Supp. 2d 624
• Outboard Marine Corp. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance · 607 N.E.2d 1204
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• Hakim v. Massachusetts Insurers' Insolvency Fund · 424 Mass. 275
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• Bausch & Lomb Inc. v. Utica Mutual Insurance · 625 A.2d 1021
• Johnson Controls, Inc. v. Employers Insurance of Wausau · 2003 WI 108
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• Trustees of Tufts University v. Commercial Union Insurance · 616 N.E.2d 68
• Nashua Corp. v. First State Insurance · 420 Mass. 196
• City of Edgerton v. General Casualty Co. · 517 N.W.2d 463

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