National Mutual Insurance v. McMahon & Sons, Inc.

Decided April 15, 1987. Darrell V. McGraw Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

356 S.E.2d 488 · Cited 242 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.

• Soliva v. Shand, Morahan & Co., Inc. · 345 S.E.2d 33
• Gerhardt v. Continental Insurance · 48 N.J. 291
• Polan v. Travelers Insurance Company · 192 S.E.2d 481
• Prickett v. Royal Ins. Co. Ltd. · 56 Cal. 2d 234
• Mundy v. Arcuri · 267 S.E.2d 454
• Conley v. Spillers · 301 S.E.2d 216
• Linden Motor Freight Co., Inc. v. Travelers Ins. Co. · 193 A.2d 217
• Corgatelli v. Globe Life & Accident Insurance Co. · 533 P.2d 737
• Ohio Casualty Insurance Co. v. Terrace Enterprises, Inc. · 260 N.W.2d 450
• Hensley v. Erie Insurance Co. · 283 S.E.2d 227
• Perkins v. Doe · 350 S.E.2d 711
• Thompson v. State Automobile Mutual Insurance · 11 S.E.2d 849
• Dixon v. American Industrial Leasing Co. · 205 S.E.2d 4
• Nellas v. Loucas · 191 S.E.2d 160
• Christopher v. United States Life Insurance · 145 W. Va. 707
• Royal Indemnity Co. v. Smith · 173 S.E.2d 738
• Leverette v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. · 276 S.E.2d 859
• Home Indemnity Co. v. Leo L. Davis, Inc. · 79 Cal. App. 3d 863
• Columbia Gas Transmission Corp. v. Nemours · 159 W. Va. 1
• W. Va. Public Employees Insurance Board v. Blue Cross Hospital Service Inc. · 328 S.E.2d 356
• Capitol Fuels, Inc. v. Clark Equipment Co. · 342 S.E.2d 245
• INTERSTATE FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY v. Baker · 310 So. 2d 868
• May v. May · 156 W. Va. 307
• C & J Fertilizer, Inc. v. Allied Mutual Insurance Co. · 227 N.W.2d 169
• Mills v. Agrichemical Aviation, Inc. · 250 N.W.2d 663

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• Canal Insurance v. Sherman · 430 F. Supp. 2d 478
• Murray v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. · 509 S.E.2d 1
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• Nutter v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance · 780 F. Supp. 2d 480
• Robertson v. Fowler · 475 S.E.2d 116
• Webster County Solid Waste Authority v. Brackenrich & Associates, Inc. · 617 S.E.2d 851
• First Mercury Insurance v. Jeffrey and Anita Russell · 239 W. Va. 773
• Horace Mann Insurance Co. v. Adkins · 599 S.E.2d 720
• Tennant v. Smallwood · 568 S.E.2d 10
• Tackett v. American Motorists Insurance · 584 S.E.2d 158
• Glen Falls Insurance v. Smith · 617 S.E.2d 760
• Wrenn v. West Virginia Department of Transportation · 686 S.E.2d 75
• Carney v. Erie Ins. Co., Inc. · 434 S.E.2d 374
• Nowsco Well Service, Ltd. v. Home Insurance · 799 F. Supp. 602
• Cox v. Amick · 466 S.E.2d 459
• Boggs v. Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital Corp. · 693 S.E.2d 53
• Noland v. Virginia Insurance Reciprocal · 686 S.E.2d 23
• Buckhannon-Upshur County Airport Authority v. R & R Coal Contracting, Inc. · 413 S.E.2d 404
• Farmers Mutual Insurance v. Tucker · 576 S.E.2d 261
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