Mighty Midgets, Inc. v. Centennial Insurance

Decided April 5, 1979. Hugh Richard Jones wrote the opinion for the court.

47 N.Y.2d 12 · Cited 331 times

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• Deso v. London & Lancashire Indemnity Co. of America · 3 N.Y.2d 127
• Quinlan v. Providence Washington Insurance · 31 N.E. 31
• Doyle v. Allstate Insurance · 1 N.Y.2d 439
• Melcher v. . Ocean Accident Guarantee Corp. · 123 N.E. 81
• Johnson v. General Mutual Insurance · 24 N.Y.2d 42
• Drennan Ex Rel. Drennan v. Sun Indemnity Co. · 2 N.E.2d 534

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