Northwestern National Casualty Co. v. Phalen

Decided June 18, 1979. John C. Sheehy wrote the opinion for the court.

597 P.2d 720 · Cited 66 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.

• FARMERS AUTOMOBILE INS. ASS'N v. Medina · 329 N.E.2d 430
• Teitelbaum Furs, Inc. v. Dominion Ins. Co., Ltd. · 58 Cal. 2d 601
• Brohawn v. Transamerica Insurance · 347 A.2d 842
• Caspersen v. Webber · 213 N.W.2d 327
• Home Insurance Company v. Neilsen · 332 N.E.2d 240
• St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. Thompson · 433 P.2d 795
• Duchesneau v. Silver Bow County · 492 P.2d 926
• Henry v. Johnson · 381 P.2d 538
• Armstrong v. Security Insurance Group · 288 So. 2d 134
• Peterson v. Western Casualty and Surety Company · 425 P.2d 769
• Commercial U. Ins. Company v. City of Montpelier · 353 A.2d 344
• Conlon v. Northern Life Insurance · 92 P.2d 284
• State Farm Fire & Casualty Company v. Muth · 207 N.W.2d 364
• State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Muth · 190 Neb. 272
• Reliance Insurance Company v. Fisher · 521 P.2d 193
• Valley National Bank v. Educational Credit Bureau, Inc. · 531 P.2d 193
• Transamerica Insurance Co. v. Cannon-Lowden Co. · 400 F. Supp. 817

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• Safeco Insurance Co. of America v. Liss · 2000 MT 380
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• Millers Mutual Insurance v. Strainer · 663 P.2d 338
• Portal Pipe Line Co. v. Stonewall Insurance · 845 P.2d 746
• Blair v. Mid-Continent Casualty Co. · 2007 MT 208
• Mutual Service Casualty Insurance Co. v. Co-Op Supply, Inc. of Dillon · 699 F. Supp. 1438
• Kinniburgh v. Safeco Insurance Co. of America · 164 F. Supp. 2d 1213
• Smith v. State Farm Insurance Companies · 870 P.2d 74
• Allstate Insurance v. Freeman · 443 N.W.2d 734
• Klatt v. Continental Insurance Co. · 409 N.W.2d 366
• Northern Security Insurance v. Perron · 777 A.2d 151
• Auto Club Group Insurance v. Marzonie · 527 N.W.2d 760
• Kromrei v. AID Ins. Co.(Mut.) · 716 P.2d 1321
• Heggem Ex Rel. Heggem v. Capitol Indemnity Corp. · 2007 MT 74
• Lindsay Drilling & Contracting v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. · 676 P.2d 203
• Casualty Indemnity Exchange Insurance v. Liberty National Fire Insurance · 902 F. Supp. 1235
• Chancler v. American Hardware Mutual Insurance · 712 P.2d 542
• Tennessee Farmers Mutual Insurance Co. v. Evans · 814 S.W.2d 49
• Aetna Insurance v. Cameron · 633 P.2d 1212

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