Northwestern Mut. Ins. Co. v. Farmers Ins. Group

Decided January 23, 1978. Herbert C. Kaufman wrote the opinion for the court.

76 Cal. App. 3d 1031 · Cited 69 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.

• Murphy v. Allstate Insurance · 553 P.2d 584
• Johansen v. California State Automobile Ass'n Inter-Insurance Bureau · 538 P.2d 744
• Westerholm v. 20th Century Insurance · 58 Cal. App. 3d 628
• Comunale v. Traders & General Insurance · 50 Cal. 2d 654
• Crisci v. Security Insurance · 66 Cal. 2d 425
• Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyds of London · 56 Cal. App. 3d 791
• Brown v. Merlo · 506 P.2d 212
• Patent Scaffolding Co. v. William Simpson Construction Co. · 256 Cal. App. 2d 506
• Offer v. Superior Court · 228 P. 11
• Ericson v. Hill · 137 S.E.2d 374
• Continental Casualty Co. v. Zurich Insurance · 57 Cal. 2d 27
• Continental Casualty Co. v. Reserve Insurance · 238 N.W.2d 862
• Peter v. Travelers Insurance Company · 375 F. Supp. 1347
• Shapero v. Allstate Insurance · 14 Cal. App. 3d 433
• UNIVERSAL UNDER. INS. CO. v. Dairyland Mut. Ins. Co. · 433 P.2d 966
• Estate of Bristol v. Young · 23 Cal. 2d 221
• Brown v. Guarantee Insurance · 155 Cal. App. 2d 679
• American Automobile Insurance Co. v. Republic Indemnity Co. · 52 Cal. 2d 507
• Automobile Insurance Co. v. Union Oil Co. · 85 Cal. App. 2d 302
• Marsango v. Automobile Club of Southern California · 1 Cal. App. 3d 688
• Pitzer v. Wedel · 73 Cal. App. 2d 86
• Mid-Century Insurance Co. v. Hernandez · 275 Cal. App. 2d 839
• Fireman's Fund Indemnity Co. v. State Compensation Insurance Fund · 93 Cal. App. 2d 408
• Wittenbach v. Ryan · 63 Cal. App. 3d 712
• Ivy v. Pacific Automobile Insurance · 320 P.2d 140

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• Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. · 792 P.2d 749
• Austero v. National Casualty Co. of Detroit · 84 Cal. App. 3d 1
• Continental Casualty Co. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. · 516 F. Supp. 384
• Cancino v. Farmers Insurance Group · 80 Cal. App. 3d 335
• Fortman v. Safeco Insurance · 221 Cal. App. 3d 1394
• Pacific Employers Insurance v. P.B. Hoidale Co. · 796 F. Supp. 1428
• Diamond Heights Homeowners Ass'n v. National American Insurance · 227 Cal. App. 3d 563
• Fireman's Fund Insurance v. Maryland Casualty Co. · 21 Cal. App. 4th 1586
• Walbrook Insurance v. Liberty Mutual Insurance · 5 Cal. App. 4th 1445
• Transit Casualty Co. v. Spink Corp. · 94 Cal. App. 3d 124
• Hand v. Farmers Insurance Exchange · 23 Cal. App. 4th 1847
• Continental Casualty Co. v. Royal Insurance of America · 219 Cal. App. 3d 111
• St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company. · 135 Haw. 449
• American Centennial Insurance Co. v. Canal Insurance Co. · 843 S.W.2d 480
• Signal Companies, Inc. v. Harbor Ins. Co. · 612 P.2d 889
• Rodriguez v. Oto · 212 Cal. App. 4th 1020
• Harper v. Wausau Insurance · 56 Cal. App. 4th 1079
• Centennial Insurance v. Liberty Mutual Insurance · 62 Ohio St. 2d 221
• Ricard v. Pacific Indemnity Co. · 132 Cal. App. 3d 886
• Smith v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance · 5 Cal. App. 4th 1104
• Gulf Ins. Co. v. TIG Ins. Co. · 103 Cal. Rptr. 2d 305
• Troost v. Estate of DeBoer · 155 Cal. App. 3d 289
• Schwartz v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. · 106 Cal. Rptr. 2d 523
• Security Officers Service, Inc. v. State Compensation Insurance Fund · 17 Cal. App. 4th 887
• Diamond Woodworks, Inc. v. Argonaut Insurance · 135 Cal. Rptr. 2d 736

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