Medford v. Pacific National Fire Insurance

Decided June 6, 1950. James T. Brand wrote the opinion for the court.

222 P.2d 407 · Cited 51 times

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• American Building Maintenance Co. v. Indemnity Insurance Co. · 7 P.2d 305
• Merrill v. Farmers' Alliance Insurance · 155 Kan. 31
• Wallace v. State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. · 187 Tenn. 692
• Trinity Universal Insurance v. Willrich · 124 P.2d 950
• Kautz v. Zurich General Accident & Liability Insurance · 300 P. 34
• Naify v. Pacific Indemnity Co. · 11 Cal. 2d 5
• Taylor v. Insurance Co. of North America · 105 P. 354
• Clark Motor Co. v. United Pacific Insurance · 139 P.2d 570
• Artificial Ice Co. v. Reciprocal Exchange · 192 Iowa 1133
• Pomerantz v. Mutual Fire Insurance · 279 Pa. 497
• Purcell v. Washington Fidelity National Insurance · 30 P.2d 742
• Bessette v. Fidelity & Casualty Co. · 150 A. 706
• Mattoon v. Cole · 143 P.2d 679
• Williams v. Pacific States Fire Ins. Co. · 251 P. 258
• Russell v. Cedar Rapids Ins. · 71 Iowa 69
• Ringo v. Automobile Insurance · 22 P.2d 887
• Meader v. Farmers' Mutual Fire Relief Ass'n · 1 P.2d 138
• Murray v. Lamb · 148 P.2d 797
• Walin v. Young · 180 P.2d 535
• Stipcich v. Metropolitan Life Insurance · 277 U.S. 311
• Commercial Union Fire Insurance v. King · 108 Ark. 130
• Mangrum & Otter Inc. v. Law Union & Rock Insurance Co. · 157 P. 239
• Holmes v. Kittell · 191 Iowa 315

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• Rumsey v. St. Paul Mercury Ins. Co. · 242 N.W.2d 677
• Jensen v. Traders & General Insurance Co. · 345 P.2d 1
• Superior Insurance Company v. Restituto · 124 F. Supp. 392
• Smith v. Cooper · 475 P.2d 78
• Selken v. Northland Insurance Company · 90 N.W.2d 29
• Midwestern Ins. Co. v. Cathey · 262 P.2d 434
• Hartsfield v. Carolina Casualty Insurance Co. · 411 P.2d 396
• Hagin v. Fireman's Fund Insurance · 88 Ariz. 158
• Mezyk v. National Repossessions, Inc. · 405 P.2d 840
• Windle, Adm'x v. Flinn · 251 P.2d 136
• Kelly v. Tracy · 305 P.2d 411
• Sponseller v. Meltebeke · 570 P.2d 974
• Jensen v. Traders & General Insurance · 141 Cal. App. 2d 162
• Reynolds v. Nichols · 556 P.2d 102
• Lawrence Whse., Inc. v. Best Lbr. Co., Inc. · 273 P.2d 993
• Grau v. Northwestern Mutual Insurance · 350 P.2d 1082
• Roberts v. Union Insurance Society · 332 P.2d 600
• Terry v. City of Portland · 256 Or. 47
• Providence Washington Insurance v. McKenzie · 221 Ark. 235
• McAllister v. Motor Insurance · 227 S.C. 475
• Westmoreland v. General Accident F. & L. Assurance Corporation · 144 Conn. 265
• Lifeline Ambulance, Inc. v. Iowa Insurance Division · 505 N.W.2d 186
• Lambert v. New England Fire Insurance · 90 A.2d 451

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