State Court of Appeals / Ill. App. Ct.

Ledingham v. Blue Cross Plan for Hospital Care of Hospital Service Corp.

Decided June 12, 1975. Edward C. Eberspacher wrote the opinion for the court.

330 N.E.2d 540 · Cited 113 times

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Wetherbee v. United Insurance Co. of America · 265 Cal. App. 2d 921
Knierim v. Izzo · 174 N.E.2d 157
Acadia, California, Ltd. v. Herbert · 353 P.2d 294
Ash v. Barrett · 274 N.E.2d 149
Gruenberg v. Aetna Insurance · 510 P.2d 1032
Critz v. Farmers Insurance Group · 230 Cal. App. 2d 788
Wicks v. Cuneo-Henneberry Co. · 150 N.E. 276
Krutsinger v. Illinois Casualty Co. · 141 N.E.2d 16
Fletcher v. Western National Life Insurance · 10 Cal. App. 3d 376
Ward v. Taggart · 51 Cal. 2d 736
Chelini v. Nieri · 32 Cal. 2d 480
Crogan v. Metz · 47 Cal. 2d 398
Haigler v. Donnelly · 18 Cal. 2d 674
Shore v. Turman · 210 N.E.2d 232
Crutchfield v. Meyer · 111 N.E.2d 142
Sharp v. Automobile Club of So. Cal. · 225 Cal. App. 2d 648
Taylor v. Marine Cooks & Stewards Assn. · 117 Cal. App. 2d 556
Chevalier v. Chicago Transit Authority · 338 Ill. App. 119
Crisci v. Security Insurance · 66 Cal. 2d 425
Smith v. Hill · 147 N.E.2d 321
Eshelman v. Rawalt · 298 Ill. 192

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