McDonald v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.

Decided October 1, 1992. Robert F. Utter wrote the opinion for the court.

837 P.2d 1000 · Cited 260 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.

• SAFECO INSURANCE CO. OF AM. v. Hirschmann · 773 P.2d 413
• Graham v. Public Employees Mutual Insurance · 656 P.2d 1077
• Mattis v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. · 454 N.E.2d 1156
• Berg v. Hudesman · 801 P.2d 222
• Morris v. McNicol · 519 P.2d 7
• Herron v. Tribune Publishing Co. · 736 P.2d 249
• Del Guzzi Constr. Co. v. Global Northwest Ltd., Inc. · 719 P.2d 120
• Roller v. Stonewall Insurance · 801 P.2d 207
• Villella v. Public Employees Mutual Insurance · 725 P.2d 957
• Brodkin v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. · 217 Cal. App. 3d 210
• Murray v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. · 219 Cal. App. 3d 58
• Logan v. North-West Insurance Co. · 724 P.2d 1059
• Waldsmith v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. · 232 Cal. App. 3d 693
• Stanley v. SAFECO INSURANCE CO. OF AM. · 747 P.2d 1091

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• Graff v. Allstate Insurance · 113 Wash. App. 799
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• Overton v. Consolidated Ins. Co. · 38 P.3d 322
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