State Supreme Court / N.M.

Melnick v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

Decided February 2, 1988. Mary Coon Walters wrote the opinion for the court.

749 P.2d 1105 · Cited 145 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.

Sanchez v. the New Mexican · 738 P.2d 1321
Fortune v. National Cash Register Co. · 364 N.E.2d 1251
Magnan v. Anaconda Industries, Inc. · 193 Conn. 558
Gerdlund v. Electronic Dispensers International · 190 Cal. App. 3d 263
Skyhook Corp. v. Jasper · 560 P.2d 934
Simon v. Akin · 448 P.2d 795
Murphy v. American Home Products Corp. · 58 N.Y.2d 293
Thompson v. St. Regis Paper Company · 685 P.2d 1081
Wagenseller v. Scottsdale Memorial Hospital · 710 P.2d 1025
Brockmeyer v. Dun & Bradstreet · 335 N.W.2d 834
Parnar v. Americana Hotels, Inc. · 652 P.2d 625
Cleary v. American Airlines, Inc. · 111 Cal. App. 3d 443
Morriss v. Coleman Co. · 738 P.2d 841
Hinson v. Cameron · 742 P.2d 549
Vigil v. Arzola · 687 P.2d 1038
Khanna v. Microdata Corp. · 170 Cal. App. 3d 250
Morris v. Cartwright · 57 N.M. 328
Jones v. Keogh · 409 A.2d 581
Archuleta v. Pina · 519 P.2d 1175
Forrester v. Parker · 93 N.M. 781
AMERICAN EMPLOYERS'INSURANCE CO. v. Crawford · 533 P.2d 1203
Sanchez v. Gomez · 57 N.M. 383
Boudar v. E.G. & G., Inc. · 742 P.2d 491
Dull v. Mutual of Omaha Insurance Co. · 354 S.E.2d 752
Jeffers v. Bishop Clarkson Memorial Hospital · 387 N.W.2d 692

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