State Supreme Court / Minn.

Lanoue v. Fireman's Fund American Insurance Co.

Decided March 16, 1979. Robert J. Sheran wrote the opinion for the court.

278 N.W.2d 49 · Cited 77 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.

Crum v. Anchor Casualty Co. · 264 Minn. 378
Morrison v. Swenson · 142 N.W.2d 640
F. D. Chapman Construction Co. v. Glens Falls Insurance · 211 N.W.2d 871
Rent-A-Scooter, Inc. v. Universal Underwriters Insurance · 173 N.W.2d 9
Bituminous Casualty Corp. v. Bartlett · 240 N.W.2d 310
Engeldinger v. State Automobile & Casualty Underwriters · 236 N.W.2d 596
Milwaukee Mutual Insurance v. City of Minneapolis · 239 N.W.2d 472
Abbey v. Farmers Insurance Exchange · 160 N.W.2d 709
Holm v. Mutual Service Casualty Insurance Co. · 261 N.W.2d 598
Farmers Insurance Exchange v. Sipple · 255 N.W.2d 373

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