State Supreme Court / N.D.

Hughes v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.

Decided December 17, 1975. Vernon R. Pederson wrote the opinion for the court.

236 N.W.2d 870 · Cited 111 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.

Wildman v. Government Employees Insurance Co. · 48 Cal. 2d 31
Jenkins v. Mayflower Insurance Exchange · 380 P.2d 145
Atlantic National Insurance v. Armstrong · 65 Cal. 2d 100
Continental Casualty Co. v. Phoenix Construction Co. · 46 Cal. 2d 423
Austinson v. Kilpatrick · 82 N.W.2d 388
Tomlyanovich v. Tomlyanovich · 239 Minn. 250
Interinsurance Exchange of the Automobile Club v. Ohio Casualty Insurance · 58 Cal. 2d 142
Malmgren v. Southwestern Automobile Insurance · 255 P. 512
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Arghyris · 189 Va. 913
Bekken v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States · 293 N.W. 200
Jones v. Pebler · 20 N.E.2d 592
New York Underwriters Insurance v. Superior Court · 104 Ariz. 544
Contreras v. America, Compania General De Seguros · 48 Cal. App. 3d 270
State Ex Rel. Eckroth v. Borge · 283 N.W. 521
Walker v. Weilenman · 143 N.W.2d 689
Ulrich v. Amerada Petroleum Corp. · 66 N.W.2d 397
United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co. v. Walker · 329 P.2d 852
Stepec v. Farmers Insurance Exchange · 222 N.W.2d 796
State Ex Rel. Hagen v. Bismarck Tire Center, Inc. · 234 N.W.2d 224
Van Ornum v. Otter Tail Power Company · 210 N.W.2d 207
State Ex Rel. First American Bank & Trust Co. v. General Insurance Co. of America · 179 N.W.2d 123
Scott v. National Travelers Life Insurance Co. · 171 N.W.2d 749
Nodak Mutual Insurance Company v. Wacker · 154 N.W.2d 776
State v. Weigel · 165 N.W.2d 695
Glascoe v. Bracksieck · 85 N.W.2d 423

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State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. LaRoque · 486 N.W.2d 235
RLI Insurance Co. v. Heling · 520 N.W.2d 849
Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co. v. Thompson · 2010 ND 22
Aberle v. Karn · 316 N.W.2d 779
Novak v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. · 293 N.W.2d 452
Meyer v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. · 689 P.2d 585
Estep v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance · 703 P.2d 882
Kambeitz v. Acuity Insurance Co. · 2009 ND 166
National County Mutual Fire Insurance Co. v. Johnson · 879 S.W.2d 1
State Bank of Fargo v. MERCHANTS NAT. BANK & TRUST · 451 F. Supp. 775
Mutual of Enumclaw Insurance v. Wiscomb · 643 P.2d 441
Farmers Insurance Exchange v. Call · 712 P.2d 231
Marcus v. Hanover Ins. Co., Inc. · 740 So. 2d 603
Jennings v. Government Employees Insurance · 488 A.2d 166
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance · 516 A.2d 586
Wall v. Pennsylvania Life Insurance Co. · 274 N.W.2d 208
DeWitt v. Young · 625 P.2d 478
Stearman v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance · 849 A.2d 539
Continental Casualty Co. v. Kinsey · 499 N.W.2d 574
State v. Jelliff · 251 N.W.2d 1
Western National Mutual Insurance Co. v. University of North Dakota · 2002 ND 63
Leibrand v. National Farmers Union Property & Casualty Co. · 898 P.2d 1220
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Wagamon · 541 A.2d 557

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