Hearty v. Harris

Decided January 28, 1991. Luther F. Cole wrote the opinion for the court.

574 So. 2d 1234 · Cited 78 times

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• Canavan v. Hanover Insurance Co. · 248 N.E.2d 271
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• Jones v. Henry · 542 So. 2d 507
• Stanfel v. Shelton · 563 So. 2d 410
• Ferguson v. Employers Mutual Casualty Co. · 174 S.E.2d 768
• Financial Indemnity Co. v. Hertz Corp. · 226 Cal. App. 2d 689
• Pollard v. Champion Ins. Co. · 532 So. 2d 838
• Desmarais v. Standard Accident Insurance · 118 N.E.2d 86
• Pareti v. Sentry Indem. Co. · 536 So. 2d 417
• Block v. Reliance Ins. Co. · 433 So. 2d 1040
• Oceanonics, Inc. v. Petroleum Distributing Company · 292 So. 2d 190
• Hoosier Cas. Co. of Indianapolis, Ind. v. Fox · 102 F. Supp. 214
• Roth v. Old Republic Insurance Company · 269 So. 2d 3
• New Zealand Insurance Company v. Holloway · 123 F. Supp. 642
• Smith v. Western Preferred Cas. Co. · 424 So. 2d 375
• Novak v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. · 293 N.W.2d 452
• Johnson v. Universal Automobile Insurance Ass'n · 124 So. 2d 580
• United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co. v. Walker · 329 P.2d 852
• Hudson v. Thompson · 422 So. 2d 640
• Grady v. Allstate Ins. Co. · 355 So. 2d 1070

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