Kangas v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.

Decided August 27, 1975. Glenn S. Allen Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

235 N.W.2d 42 · Cited 115 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.

• Tinkler v. Richter · 295 N.W. 201
• National Union F. Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa. v. Bruecks · 139 N.W.2d 821
• State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Partridge · 514 P.2d 123
• Guerdon Industries, Inc. v. Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York · 123 N.W.2d 143
• Brenner v. Aetna Insurance Company · 445 P.2d 474
• Mason v. Celina Mutual Insurance Company · 423 P.2d 24
• Young v. Morrall · 101 N.W.2d 358
• Government Employees Insurance Company v. Melton · 357 F. Supp. 416
• Cogswell v. Kells · 292 N.W. 483
• Schmidt v. Utilities Insurance Co. · 182 S.W.2d 181
• Home Indemnity Company v. Lively · 353 F. Supp. 1191
• Plaxco v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. · 166 S.E.2d 799
• Transport Insurance v. Michigan Mutual Liability Insurance · 340 F. Supp. 670

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• Denning v. Farm Bureau Insurance Group · 344 N.W.2d 368
• Canal Insurance v. Axley · 680 F. Supp. 2d 923
• State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Nolen · 857 S.W.2d 37
• Ford Motor Co. v. Insurance Company of North America · 494 F. Supp. 846
• Century Mutual Insurance v. League General Insurance · 541 N.W.2d 272
• Scott v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance · 766 N.W.2d 273
• Hawkeye-Security Insurance v. Gilbert · 866 P.2d 976
• Koole v. Michigan Mutual Insurance · 337 N.W.2d 369
• Central Mutual Insurance v. Walter · 372 N.W.2d 542
• Indiana Insurance v. Auto-Owners Insurance · 680 N.W.2d 466
• Meric v. Mid-Century Insurance Co. · 343 N.W.2d 688
• Wright v. White Birch Park, Inc · 325 N.W.2d 524
• Bradley v. Detroit Automobile Inter-Insurance Exchange · 343 N.W.2d 506
• O'Key v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance · 89 Mich. App. 526
• King v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. · 325 N.W.2d 528
• Krueger v. Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty Co. · 316 N.W.2d 474
• Gutierrez v. Dairyland Insurance · 312 N.W.2d 187
• Sanford v. Insurance Co. of North America · 391 N.W.2d 473
• Anderson v. Bennett · 834 S.W.2d 320
• Shellenberger v. Insurance Co. of North America · 452 N.W.2d 892
• Detroit Automobile Inter-Insurance Exchange v. Higginbotham · 290 N.W.2d 414
• Holm v. Mutual Service Casualty Insurance Co. · 261 N.W.2d 598
• Wendell v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance · 1999 MT 17
• Board of Education v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance · 261 Conn. 37

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