Mahler v. Szucs

Decided June 4, 1998. Philip A. Talmadge wrote the opinion for the court.

135 Wash. 2d 398 · Cited 381 times

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• Thiringer v. American Motors Insurance · 91 Wash. 2d 215
• Scott Fetzer Co. v. Weeks · 859 P.2d 1210
• Olympic Steamship Co., Inc. v. Centennial Ins. Co. · 811 P.2d 673
• Leingang v. Pierce County Medical Bureau, Inc. · 131 Wash. 2d 133
• Aetna Life Ins. Co. v. Middleport · 124 U.S. 534
• Dayton v. Farmers Insurance Group · 876 P.2d 896
• Leader National Insurance v. Torres · 779 P.2d 722
• Bowers v. Transamerica Title Insurance · 675 P.2d 193
• Sofie v. Fibreboard Corp. · 780 P.2d 260
• Industrial Indem. Co. of Northwest, Inc. v. Kallevig · 792 P.2d 520
• Prier v. Refrigeration Engineering Co. · 442 P.2d 621
• Boeing Company v. Sierracin Corporation · 738 P.2d 665
• Morgan v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America · 545 P.2d 1193
• Fisher Properties, Inc. v. Arden-Mayfair, Inc. · 798 P.2d 799
• Nordstrom, Inc. v. Tampourlos · 733 P.2d 208
• Hansen v. Rothaus · 730 P.2d 662
• Covell v. City of Seattle · 905 P.2d 324
• McGreevy v. Oregon Mutual Insurance · 904 P.2d 731
• Touchet Valley Grain Growers, Inc. v. Opp & Seibold General Construction, Inc. · 831 P.2d 724
• Scott Fetzer Co. v. Weeks · 786 P.2d 265
• Rhinehart v. Seattle Times, Inc. · 798 P.2d 1155
• Bentzen v. Demmons · 842 P.2d 1015
• Allard v. First Interstate Bank of Washington, N.A. · 773 P.2d 420
• Brown v. Snohomish County Physicians Corp. · 845 P.2d 334
• Beeson v. Atlantic-Richfield Co. · 563 P.2d 822

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• Berryman v. Metcalf · 177 Wash. App. 644
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• Deep Water Brewing, LLC v. Fairway Resources, Ltd. · 170 Wash. App. 1
• Matsyuk v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. · 155 Wash. App. 324
• Fiore v. PPG Industries, Inc. · 169 Wash. App. 325
• Young v. Teti · 104 Wash. App. 721
• Mayer v. City of Seattle · 10 P.3d 408
• Hamm v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance · 151 Wash. 2d 303
• Collings v. City First Mortgage Services, LLC · 177 Wash. App. 908
• Target National Bank v. Higgins · 180 Wash. App. 165
• Averill v. Farmers Insurance · 155 Wash. App. 106
• Johnson v. Department of Transportation · 177 Wash. App. 684
• Community Ass'n Underwriters of America, Inc. v. Kalles · 259 P.3d 1154
• Sherry v. Financial Indemnity Co. · 132 Wash. App. 355
• Matsyuk v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. · 229 P.3d 893
• Sherry v. Financial Indem. Co. · 131 P.3d 922
• Mayer v. City of Seattle · 102 Wash. App. 66
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