Michele M. Pitts v. Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company and Donald Schiffer

Decided July 6, 2012. Bruce B. Zager wrote the opinion for the court.

818 N.W.2d 91 · Cited 77 times

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• Dennis Langwith And Ben Langwith, Individuals v. American National General Insurance Company, A Corporation American National Property And Casualty Co., A Corporation And Janet Fitzgerald, Individually And D/b/a American National Janet Fitzgerald Insurance Services · 793 N.W.2d 215
• Sandbulte v. Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. · 343 N.W.2d 457
• Van Sickle Construction Co. v. Wachovia Commercial Mortgage, Inc. · 783 N.W.2d 684
• Sain v. Cedar Rapids Community School District · 626 N.W.2d 115
• Carr v. Bankers Trust Co. · 546 N.W.2d 901
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• Holsapple v. McGrath · 521 N.W.2d 711
• Mutual Life Insurance v. Hillmon · 145 U.S. 285
• Lucas v. Hamm · 56 Cal. 2d 583
• Thompson v. Kaczinski · 774 N.W.2d 829
• Mims v. Western-Southern Agency, Inc. · 226 S.W.3d 833
• Savings Bank v. Ward · 100 U.S. 195
• Meier v. Alfa-Laval, Inc. · 454 N.W.2d 576
• Kern v. Palmer College of Chiropractic · 757 N.W.2d 651
• Seneca Waste Solutions, Inc. Vs. Sheaffer Manufacturing Co., Llc And Sheaffer Pen Corporation, A Division Of Bic Usa Inc. · 791 N.W.2d 407
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• Olson v. Aldren · 170 N.W.2d 891
• Jones v. HARTFORD LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY · 443 F. Supp. 2d 3
• American Foundation Life Insurance v. Wampler · 497 S.W.2d 656
• Nelson v. Todd's Ltd. · 426 N.W.2d 120
• Primerica Life Insurance v. Watson · 207 S.W.3d 443

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