Menard v. Lafayette Insurance Co.

Decided March 16, 2010. John L. Weimer wrote the opinion for the court.

31 So. 3d 996 · Cited 152 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.

• Rosell v. Esco · 549 So. 2d 840
• Canter v. Koehring Company · 283 So. 2d 716
• Guillory v. Ins. Co. of North America · 692 So. 2d 1029
• Highlands Ins. Co. v. Missouri Pacific RR Co. · 532 So. 2d 317
• Menard v. Lafayette Insurance · 13 So. 3d 794
• Perkins v. Entergy Corp. · 782 So. 2d 606
• Lee v. Missouri Pacific RR Co. · 540 So. 2d 287
• Smith v. Municipality of Ferriday · 922 So. 2d 1222
• Hoskin v. Plaquemines Parish Government · 703 So. 2d 207

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