State Supreme Court / Fla.

Higgins v. State Farm Fire and Cas. Co.

Decided September 30, 2004. Charles T. Wells wrote the opinion for the court.

894 So. 2d 5 · Cited 99 times

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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.

Allstate Ins. Co. v. Conde · 595 So. 2d 1005
State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. v. Higgins · 788 So. 2d 992
Ready v. Safeway Rock Company · 24 So. 2d 808
Canal Insurance Company v. Reed · 666 So. 2d 888
Smith v. Milwaukee Insurance Co. of Milwaukee, Wis. · 197 So. 2d 548
National U. Fire Ins. Co. v. Lenox Liquors, Inc. · 358 So. 2d 533
Sheldon v. Powell · 128 So. 258
Britamco v. Cen. Jersey Investments · 632 So. 2d 138
Bergh v. Canadian Universal Insurance Company · 216 So. 2d 436
New Amsterdam Cas. Co. v. Intercity Supply Corp. · 212 So. 2d 110
Travelers Indemnity Company v. Johnson · 201 So. 2d 705
Lambert v. Justus · 335 So. 2d 818
Vanguard Insurance Co. v. Townsend · 544 So. 2d 1153
State Farm Fire & Cas. v. CTC DEVELOPMENT · 720 So. 2d 1072
CA Fielland Inc. v. Fidelity & Cas. Co. of New York · 297 So. 2d 122
Olive v. Maas · 811 So. 2d 644
West American Ins. Co. v. Silverman · 378 So. 2d 28
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Marshall · 618 So. 2d 1377

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