Monat v. State Farm Insurance

Decided April 22, 2004. Stephen Markman wrote the opinion for the court.

677 N.W.2d 843 · Cited 239 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.

• Howell v. Vito's Trucking and Excavating Co. · 191 N.W.2d 313
• Lichon v. American Universal Insurance · 459 N.W.2d 288
• Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. v. University of Illinois Foundation · 402 U.S. 313
• Bernhard v. Bank of America National Trust & Saving Association · 19 Cal. 2d 807
• Storey v. Meijer, Inc. · 429 N.W.2d 169
• Michigan Educational Employees Mutual Insurance v. Morris · 596 N.W.2d 142
• Knoblauch v. Kenyon · 415 N.W.2d 286
• Boyd v. W G Wade Shows · 505 N.W.2d 544
• Brown v. Manistee County Road Commission · 550 N.W.2d 215
• Nummer v. Department of Treasury · 533 N.W.2d 250
• B. R. DeWitt, Inc. v. Hall · 19 N.Y.2d 141
• Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Jones · 220 Conn. 285
• Thomas M. McInnis & Associates, Inc. v. Hall · 349 S.E.2d 552
• Panama Canal Co. v. Grace Line, Inc. · 356 U.S. 309
• Silva v. State · 745 P.2d 380
• Stanton v. City of Battle Creek · 647 N.W.2d 508
• Anderson v. City of Pocatello · 731 P.2d 171
• Posternack v. Am. Cas. Co. of Reading · 421 Pa. 21
• Pat Perusse Realty Co. v. Lingo · 238 A.2d 100
• Home Owners Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Northwestern Fire & Marine Insurance · 238 N.E.2d 55
• City of Detroit v. Qualls · 454 N.W.2d 374
• Ettin v. Ava Truck Leasing, Inc. · 251 A.2d 278
• Senior Accountants, Analysts & Appraisers Ass'n v. City of Detroit · 249 N.W.2d 121
• Crowall v. Heritage Mutual Insurance · 346 N.W.2d 327
• Fisher v. Jones · 844 S.W.2d 954

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• People v. Lee · 314 Mich. App. 266
• Osler Ex Rel. Osler v. Huron Valley Ambulance Inc. · 671 F. Supp. 2d 938
• Devillers v. Auto Club Ins. Ass'n · 702 N.W.2d 539
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• People v. Hickman · 684 N.W.2d 267
• Bennett v. Mackinac Bridge Authority · 289 Mich. App. 616
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• Transnation Title Insurance Ex Rel. Mulloy v. Livingston (In Re Livingston) · 389 B.R. 1
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• Hatchett v. City of Detroit · 714 F. Supp. 2d 708
• Bradley v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance · 290 Mich. App. 156
• Isley v. Ford Motor Co. · 371 F. Supp. 2d 912
• A. J. Brown & Son, Inc. v. City of Grand Rapids · 251 N.W. 561
• Omimex Canada, Ltd. v. State · 2015 MT 102

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