Insurance of North America v. Sam Harris Construction Co.

Decided September 29, 1978. Frank K. Richardson wrote the opinion for the court.

583 P.2d 1335 · Cited 54 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.

• Remmer v. Glens Falls Indemnity Co. · 140 Cal. App. 2d 84
• Gray v. Zurich Insurance Co. · 419 P.2d 168
• Sylla v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. · 54 Cal. App. 3d 895
• Continental Casualty Co. v. Phoenix Construction Co. · 46 Cal. 2d 423
• Truck Insurance Exchange v. Rohde · 303 P.2d 659
• Gyler v. Mission Insurance · 514 P.2d 1219
• Oil Base, Inc. v. Continental Casualty Co. · 271 Cal. App. 2d 378
• Arant v. Signal Ins. Co. · 67 Cal. App. 3d 514

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• Smith v. Hughes Aircraft Co. Corp. · 783 F. Supp. 1222
• Travelers Insurance v. National Union Fire Insurance · 207 Cal. App. 3d 1390
• State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Longden · 197 Cal. App. 3d 226
• State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Longden · 197 Cal. App. 3d 226
• Makarka v. Great American Insurance Co. · 14 P.3d 964
• American Cyanamid Co. v. American Home Assurance Co. · 30 Cal. App. 4th 969
• Spaid v. Cal-Western States Life Insurance · 130 Cal. App. 3d 803
• Producers Dairy Delivery Co. v. Sentry Insurance · 718 P.2d 920
• CNA Casualty of California v. Seaboard Surety Co. · 176 Cal. App. 3d 598
• Armstrong World Industries, Inc. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. · 45 Cal. App. 4th 1
• Fibreboard Corp. v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. · 16 Cal. App. 4th 492
• Aerojet-General Corp. v. Superior Court · 211 Cal. App. 3d 216
• Harbor Insurance v. Central National Insurance · 165 Cal. App. 3d 1029
• Hallmark Ins. Co. v. Superior Court · 201 Cal. App. 3d 1014
• American States Insurance v. Canyon Creek · 786 F. Supp. 821
• Sentex Systems, Inc. v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. · 882 F. Supp. 930
• Ray v. Valley Forge Insurance · 77 Cal. App. 4th 1039
• Garriott Crop Dusting Co. v. Superior Court · 221 Cal. App. 3d 783
• Mez Industries, Inc. v. Pacific National Insurance · 90 Cal. Rptr. 2d 721
• Old Republic Ins. Co. v. Superior Court of L.A. Cty. · 77 Cal. Rptr. 2d 642
• United Pacific Ins. Co. v. McGuire Co. · 229 Cal. App. 3d 1560
• Outdoor World v. Continental Casualty Co. · 594 P.2d 546

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