Henschel v. Hawkeye-Security Insurance Company

Decided June 23, 1970. M.L. Mason wrote the opinion for the court.

178 N.W.2d 409 · Cited 71 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.

• Batliner v. Sallee · 118 N.W.2d 552
• Leytem v. Fireman's Fund Indemnity Company · 85 N.W.2d 921
• Davis v. Knight · 35 N.W.2d 23
• Estate of Linderholm v. State Automobile & Casualty Underwriters · 169 N.W.2d 561
• Rushing v. Commercial Casualty Insurance · 167 N.E. 450
• Henderson v. Hawkeye-Security Insurance Company · 106 N.W.2d 86
• Hennessy v. Metropolitan Life Insurance · 52 A. 490
• Florida State Hospital for the Insane v. Durham Iron Co. · 21 S.E.2d 216
• Briney v. Tri-State Mutual Grain Dealers Fire Insurance · 117 N.W.2d 889
• Alsco Iowa, Inc. v. Jackson · 118 N.W.2d 565
• France v. Benter · 128 N.W.2d 268
• Brown v. Schmitz · 22 N.W.2d 340
• Hibbs v. City of Wichita · 271 P.2d 791
• Barron v. . Cain · 4 S.E.2d 618
• WESTERN MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. Baldwin · 137 N.W.2d 918
• Soukup v. Halmel · 192 N.E. 557
• Schnabel v. Vaughn · 140 N.W.2d 168
• Eno v. Adair County Mutual Insurance · 294 N.W. 323
• Binzel v. Viehmann · 106 P.2d 187
• Wilson v. Findley · 275 N.W. 47
• Sparks v. City of Pella · 137 N.W.2d 909
• Claim of Gwynne v. Vance · 140 N.W.2d 917
• Lewis v. Foppiano · 150 Cal. App. 2d 752
• Amos v. Triangle Motor Co. · 30 P.2d 1109
• Schmitt v. Jenkins Truck Lines, Inc. · 170 N.W.2d 632

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• Twin Bridges Truck City, Inc. v. Halling · 205 N.W.2d 736
• Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. v. ACC Chemical Co. · 538 N.W.2d 259
• Greathouse v. Charter National Bank-Southwest · 851 S.W.2d 173
• Beeck v. Aquaslide 'N' Dive Corp. · 350 N.W.2d 149
• Rinehart v. State · 234 N.W.2d 649
• Baker v. Beal · 225 N.W.2d 106
• Brown v. Ellison · 304 N.W.2d 197
• Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co. v. Jungling · 654 N.W.2d 530
• Frantz v. Knights of Columbus · 205 N.W.2d 705
• Kapadia v. Preferred Risk Mutual Insurance Co. · 418 N.W.2d 848
• Johnson v. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, ETC. · 239 N.W.2d 873
• McDonough Construction Co. v. McLendon Electric Co. · 250 S.E.2d 424
• Beneficial Finance Company of Waterloo v. Lamos · 179 N.W.2d 573
• Carson v. Mulnix · 263 N.W.2d 701
• Rodgers v. Baughman · 342 N.W.2d 801
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• Whewell v. Dobson · 227 N.W.2d 115
• Quad County Grain, Inc. v. Poe · 202 N.W.2d 118

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