State Supreme Court / S.D.

Helmbolt v. LeMars Mutual Insurance Co.

Decided April 15, 1987. George W. Wuest wrote the opinion for the court.

404 N.W.2d 55 · Cited 50 times

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Precedents cited

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.

Crabb v. National Indemnity Company · 205 N.W.2d 633
Kunkel v. United Security Ins. Co. of New Jersey · 168 N.W.2d 723
Neal v. Farmers Insurance Exchange · 582 P.2d 980
Lange v. Fidelity & Casualty Company of New York · 185 N.W.2d 881
Kooyman Ex Rel. Kooyman v. Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. · 315 N.W.2d 30
State v. Sinica · 372 N.W.2d 445
Peterson v. Great American Insurance · 52 N.W.2d 479
Hemmer-Miller Development Co. v. Hudson Insurance · 238 N.W. 342
Boehrs v. Dewey County · 48 N.W.2d 831
Thompson v. State Auto. Ins. Assn. · 18 N.W.2d 286
Zieger Osteopathic Hospital, Inc v. Wayne County · 363 N.W.2d 28
Metier v. Cooper Transport Co., Inc. · 378 N.W.2d 907
Byre v. City of Chamberlain · 362 N.W.2d 69
Kostel Funeral Home, Inc. v. Duke Tufty Co. · 393 N.W.2d 449
North Star Mutual Insurance Co. v. Johnson · 352 N.W.2d 791

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Prokop v. North Star Mutual Insurance Co. · 457 N.W.2d 862
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Shrader · 882 P.2d 813
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Vostad · 520 N.W.2d 273
State v. Steele · 510 N.W.2d 661
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Trouten v. Heritage Mutual Insurance Co. · 2001 SD 106
Harter v. Plains Ins. Co., Inc. · 1998 SD 59
Gloe v. Union Insurance Co. · 2005 SD 30
Matter of Estate of Gossman · 1996 SD 124
National Farmers Union Property & Casualty Co. v. Bang · 516 N.W.2d 313
Aman v. Edmunds Central School District No. 22-5 · 494 N.W.2d 198
Mudlin v. Hills Materials Co. · 2005 SD 64
Kaplan v. Harco Nat. Ins. Co. · 716 So. 2d 673
City of Deadwood v. M.R. Gustafson Family Trust · 2010 SD 5
Tovsland v. Reub · 2004 SD 93
National Farmers Union Property & Casualty Co. v. Farm & City Insurance Co. · 2004 SD 124
Swanson v. Sioux Valley Empire Electric Ass'n · 535 N.W.2d 755
City of Rapid City v. Pennington County · 2003 SD 106
In Re Yanni · 2005 SD 59
Tokley v. State Farm Insurance Companies · 782 F. Supp. 1375
Andreson v. Brink Electric Construction Co. · 1997 SD 104
Swanson v. SIOUX VALLEY ELEC. ASS'N · 535 N.W.2d 755

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