State Court of Appeals / Ill. App. Ct.

International Minerals & Chemical Corp. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance

Decided March 25, 1988. Michael J. Sullivan wrote the opinion for the court.

522 N.E.2d 758 · Cited 119 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.

Zurich Insurance Co. v. Raymark Industries, Inc. · 514 N.E.2d 150
Allstate Insurance v. Klock Oil Co. · 73 A.D.2d 486
Waste Management of Carolinas, Inc. v. Peerless Insurance · 340 S.E.2d 374
Trovillion v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. · 474 N.E.2d 953
United States Fire Insurance v. Schnackenberg · 429 N.E.2d 1203
Conway v. Country Casualty Insurance Co. · 442 N.E.2d 245
Buckeye Union Insurance v. Liberty Solvents & Chemicals Co. · 477 N.E.2d 1227
Cobbins v. General Accident Fire & Life Assurance Corp. · 290 N.E.2d 873
City of Milwaukee v. Allied Smelting Corp. · 344 N.W.2d 523
United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Thomas Solvent Co. · 683 F. Supp. 1139
Claussen v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. · 676 F. Supp. 1571
Maryland Casualty Co. v. Peppers · 355 N.E.2d 24
Western Casualty & Surety Co. v. Brochu · 475 N.E.2d 872
Murphy v. Urso · 430 N.E.2d 1079
Glidden v. Farmers Automobile Insurance · 312 N.E.2d 247
Clemmons v. Travelers Insurance Co. · 430 N.E.2d 1104
Pepper's Steel & Alloys, Inc. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. · 668 F. Supp. 1541
People v. Howard · 50 N.Y.2d 583
Fischer & Porter Co. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance · 656 F. Supp. 132
United States v. Ottati & Goss, Inc. · 630 F. Supp. 1361
Steyer v. Westvaco Corp. · 450 F. Supp. 384
Payne v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. · 625 F. Supp. 1189
Mraz v. American Universal Insurance · 616 F. Supp. 1173
Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Martin Bros. Container & Timber Products Corp. · 256 F. Supp. 145

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International Surplus Lines Insurance v. Pioneer Life Insurance · 209 Ill. App. 3d 144
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Martina Beverly v. Abbott Laboratories, Incorpora · 817 F.3d 328
Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co. v. Wasmuth · 432 N.W.2d 495
Quaker State Minit-Lube, Inc. v. Fireman's Fund Insurance · 868 F. Supp. 1278
Verlan, Ltd. v. John L. Armitage & Co. · 695 F. Supp. 950
Aetna Cas. and Sur. Co. v. General Dynamics Corp. · 783 F. Supp. 1199
Hudson Insurance v. American Electric Corp. · 748 F. Supp. 837
United National Insurance v. Fasteel, Inc. · 550 F. Supp. 2d 814
Hudson Ins. Co. v. Double D Management Co., Inc. · 768 F. Supp. 1538
Just v. Land Reclamation Ltd. · 456 N.W.2d 570
Technicon Electronics Corp. v. American Home Assurance Co. · 141 A.D.2d 124
Diamond State Insurance v. Chester-Jensen Co. · 611 N.E.2d 1083
Scottsdale Insurance v. Robertson · 788 N.E.2d 279
Monarch Insurance Co. of Ohio v. Castellano · 176 Ill. App. 3d 849
Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co. v. Belleville Industries, Inc. · 555 N.E.2d 568
State Security Insurance v. Burgos · 583 N.E.2d 547
Fortier v. Flambeau Plastics Co. · 476 N.W.2d 593
Borg-Warner Corp. v. Insurance Co. of North America · 174 A.D.2d 24

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