Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. v. Alterovitz

Decided April 27, 1938. James Hughes wrote the opinion for the court.

14 N.E.2d 570 · Cited 53 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.

• Northern Assurance Co. v. Grand View Building Assn. · 183 U.S. 308
• Lumber Underwriters of NY v. Rife · 237 U.S. 605
• Minsker v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance · 173 N.E. 4
• Wenning v. Teeple · 144 Ind. 189
• Monongahela River Consolidated Coal & Coke Co. v. Hardsaw · 169 Ind. 147
• Red Men's Fraternal Accident Ass'n of America v. Rippey · 181 Ind. 454
• Michigan Mutual Life Insurance v. Leon · 138 Ind. 636
• New York Life Insurance v. Fletcher · 117 U.S. 519
• Greber v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of United States · 28 P.2d 817
• Germania Life Insurance v. Lunkenheimer · 127 Ind. 536

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• Home Insurance Company v. Neilsen · 332 N.E.2d 240
• Filip v. Block · 879 N.E.2d 1076
• Gillan v. Equitable Life Assurance Society · 143 Neb. 647
• Sherry Ex Rel. Sherry v. Asing · 531 P.2d 648
• Jesse v. American Community Mutual Insurance · 725 N.E.2d 420
• Penwell v. Western & Southern Life Ins. Co. · 474 N.E.2d 1042
• Comer v. World Insurance Co. · 318 P.2d 916
• Burleson v. Illinois Farmers Insurance · 725 F. Supp. 1489
• Anderson Mattress Co. v. First State Insurance Co. · 617 N.E.2d 932
• Prudential Insurance Co. of America v. Winans · 325 N.E.2d 204
• LaPORTE COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP. v. Rosales · 963 N.E.2d 520
• Mutual Benefit Health & Accident Ass'n v. Milder · 41 N.W.2d 780
• Steward v. City of Mt. Vernon · 497 N.E.2d 939
• Marine v. Allstate Insurance Company · 469 P.2d 121
• Kennedy v. Cornhusker Hybrid Co. · 146 Neb. 230
• Brennan v. Hall · 904 N.E.2d 383
• Motorists Mutual Insurance v. Johnson · 139 Ind. App. 618
• West Bend Mutual Insurance Co. v. 1st Choice Insurance Services · 918 N.E.2d 684
• Stout v. Farmers Insurance Exchange · 881 F. Supp. 401
• New York Life Insurance v. Kuhlenschmidt · 33 N.E.2d 340
• John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance v. Schwarzer · 237 N.E.2d 50
• Prudential Insurance v. Shumaker · 12 A.2d 618
• Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Henry · 24 N.E.2d 918

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