Kranzush v. Badger State Mutual Casualty Co.

Decided June 30, 1981. Nathan S. Heffernan wrote the opinion for the court.

307 N.W.2d 256 · Cited 142 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.

• Anderson v. Continental Insurance · 271 N.W.2d 368
• Coleman v. American Universal Insurance Co. · 273 N.W.2d 220
• Alt v. American Family Mutual Insurance · 237 N.W.2d 706
• Walker v. Bignell · 301 N.W.2d 447
• Ollerman v. O'Rourke Co., Inc. · 288 N.W.2d 95
• Morgan v. Pennsylvania General Insurance · 275 N.W.2d 660
• Linscott v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance · 368 A.2d 1161
• Davis v. Allstate Insurance · 303 N.W.2d 596
• McNeill v. Jacobson · 198 N.W.2d 611
• Gruenberg v. Aetna Insurance · 510 P.2d 1032
• Royal Globe Insurance v. Superior Court · 592 P.2d 329
• Scarpaci v. Milwaukee County · 292 N.W.2d 816
• Law Enforcement Standards Board v. Village of Lyndon Station · 305 N.W.2d 89
• Klassa v. Milwaukee Gas Light Co. · 273 Wis. 176
• Murray v. Mossman · 355 P.2d 985
• Gilley Ex Rel. Gilley v. Farmer · 485 P.2d 1284
• Francis v. Newton · 43 S.E.2d 282
• Maxey v. Redevelopment Authority of Racine · 288 N.W.2d 794
• Fisher v. Simon · 15 Wis. 2d 207
• Josam Manufacturing Co. v. State Board of Health · 26 Wis. 2d 587
• Baker v. Northwestern National Casualty Co. · 26 Wis. 2d 306
• Duncan v. Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty Co. · 23 A.2d 325
• Rutter v. King · 226 N.W.2d 79
• Zahn v. Canadian Indemnity Co. · 57 Cal. App. 3d 509
• Burke v. Milwaukee & Suburban Transport Corp. · 159 N.W.2d 700

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• Estate of Plautz v. Time Ins. Co. · 525 N.W.2d 342
• Gonzalez Ex Rel. Bichler v. City of Franklin · 403 N.W.2d 747
• Estate of Otto v. Physicians Insurance Co. of Wisconsin, Inc. · 2008 WI 78
• Ristow v. Threadneedle Ins. Co., Ltd. · 583 N.W.2d 452
• Teigen v. Jelco of Wisconsin, Inc. · 367 N.W.2d 806
• Tierney v. Lacenski · 338 N.W.2d 320
• Lueck v. Aetna Life Insurance · 342 N.W.2d 699
• Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church & School Freistadt v. Tower Insurance Co. · 2002 WI App 46
• Bruheim v. Little · 307 N.W.2d 276
• O.K. Lumber Co. v. Providence Washington Insurance Co. · 759 P.2d 523
• Heyden v. Safeco Title Insurance · 498 N.W.2d 905
• A.W. Huss Co. v. Continental Casualty Co. · 560 F. Supp. 513
• Loy v. Bunderson · 320 N.W.2d 175
• Long v. McAllister · 319 N.W.2d 256
• Continental Casualty Co. v. Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District · 175 Wis. 2d 527
• Cattau v. National Insurance Services · 362 Wis. 2d 524
• Allis-Chalmers Corp. v. Lueck · 471 U.S. 202
• Moradi-Shalal v. Fireman's Fund Ins. Companies · 758 P.2d 58
• Watts v. Watts · 405 N.W.2d 305

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