State Supreme Court / Minn.

Morris v. American Family Mutual Insurance Co.

Decided May 2, 1986. John E. Simonett wrote the opinion for the court.

386 N.W.2d 233 · Cited 82 times

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Precedents cited

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.

Royal Globe Insurance v. Superior Court · 592 P.2d 329
Kranzush v. Badger State Mutual Casualty Co. · 307 N.W.2d 256
Klaudt v. Flink · 658 P.2d 1065
Minnesota-Iowa Television Co. v. Watonwan T v. Improvement Ass'n · 294 N.W.2d 297
Agassiz & Odessa Mutual Fire Insurance v. Magnusson · 136 N.W.2d 861
Morris v. American Family Mutual Insurance Co. · 371 N.W.2d 620
Jenkins v. J. C. Penney Casualty Ins. · 280 S.E.2d 252
Haagenson v. National Farmers Union Property & Casualty Co. · 277 N.W.2d 648
Rinn v. Transit Casualty Co. · 322 N.W.2d 357

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State Ex Rel. Hatch v. American Family Mutual Insurance Co. · 609 N.W.2d 1
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