State Supreme Court / Mont.

Modroo v. Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance

Decided August 5, 2008. W. William Leaphart wrote the opinion for the court.

2008 MT 275 · Cited 59 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.

Mitchell v. State Farm Insurance · 2003 MT 102
Csulik v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance · 88 Ohio St. 3d 17
Hardy v. Progressive Specialty Insurance Co. · 2003 MT 85
Youngblood v. American States Insurance · 866 P.2d 203
Casarotto v. Lombardi · 886 P.2d 931
Ohayon v. Safeco Insurance · 91 Ohio St. 3d 474
Wendell v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance · 1999 MT 17
DeSantis v. Wackenhut Corp. · 793 S.W.2d 670
King v. Nationwide Insurance · 35 Ohio St. 3d 208
Oliver v. Stimson Lumber Co. · 1999 MT 328
Phillips v. General Motors Corp. · 2000 MT 55
Keystone, Inc. v. Triad Systems Corp. · 1998 MT 326
Blalock v. Perfect Subscription Co. · 458 F. Supp. 123
Wamsley v. NODAK MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · 2008 MT 56
Rule v. Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. · 2005 MT 6
Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance v. Guman Bros. Farm · 73 Ohio St. 3d 107
Swanson v. Hartford Ins. Co. of Midwest · 2002 MT 81
O'Brien v. Shearson Hayden Stone, Inc. · 586 P.2d 830
Chaffee v. US Fid. & Guar. Co. · 591 P.2d 1102
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Estate of Braun · 793 P.2d 253
McAlear v. Saint Paul Insurance Companies · 158 Mont. 452
Haug v. Burlington Northern Railroad · 770 P.2d 517
State ex rel. Burlington Northern Railroad v. District Court of the Eighth Judicial District Court · 270 Mont. 146
Benchmark Medical Holdings, Inc. v. Rehab Solutions, LLC · 307 F. Supp. 2d 1249

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