State Supreme Court / Ill.

Menke v. Country Mutual Insurance Co.

Decided February 22, 1980. Thomas E. Kluczynski wrote the opinion for the court.

401 N.E.2d 539 · Cited 158 times

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Precedents cited

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.

Squire v. Economy Fire & Casualty Co. · 370 N.E.2d 1044
Glidden v. Farmers Automobile Insurance · 312 N.E.2d 247
Kaufmann v. Economy Fire & Casualty Co. · 389 N.E.2d 1150
Putnam v. New Amsterdam Casualty Co. · 269 N.E.2d 97
Dora Township v. Indiana Insurance Co. · 400 N.E.2d 921
Heritage Insurance Co. of America v. Phelan · 321 N.E.2d 257

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