State Supreme Court / Mo.

Oates v. Safeco Insurance Co. of America

Decided July 17, 1979. John E. Bardgett wrote the opinion for the court.

583 S.W.2d 713 · Cited 247 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.

Noland v. Farmers Insurance Exchange · 413 S.W.2d 530
Edwards v. State Farm Insurance Co. · 574 S.W.2d 505
Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. v. University of Illinois Foundation · 402 U.S. 313
Sahloff v. Western Casualty & Surety Co. · 171 N.W.2d 914
In Re the Arbitration Between De Luca & Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corp. · 17 N.Y.2d 76
Reese v. Preferred Risk Mutual Insurance Company · 457 S.W.2d 205
LaRose v. Casey · 570 S.W.2d 746
Bernhard v. Bank of America National Trust & Saving Association · 19 Cal. 2d 807
Booth v. Fireman's Fund Insurance Company · 218 So. 2d 580
Read v. Sacco · 49 A.D.2d 471
State Ex Rel. Farmers Insurance Co., Inc. v. Murphy · 518 S.W.2d 655
Campbell v. Campbell · 114 S.E.2d 406
Hunt v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. · 560 S.W.2d 280
Ferguson v. Birmingham Fire Insurance Company · 460 P.2d 342
860 Executive Towers, Inc. v. Board of Assessors · 53 A.D.2d 463
Holt v. Bell · 392 P.2d 361
Freeman v. Marine Midland Bank-New York · 419 F. Supp. 440
Allstate Insurance Company v. Hunt · 450 S.W.2d 668

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Teachers Credit Union v. Horner · 487 F. Supp. 246
Hudson v. Carr · 668 S.W.2d 68
Bresnahan v. May Department Stores Co. · 726 S.W.2d 327
Wehmeier v. Triplett · 741 S.W.2d 732
Amato v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. · 213 S.W.3d 202
In Re Caranchini · 956 S.W.2d 910
Cox v. Steck · 992 S.W.2d 221
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Barkley v. Carter County State Bank · 791 S.W.2d 906
Vinson v. Vinson · 725 S.W.2d 121
McKinney v. State Farm Mutual Insurance · 123 S.W.3d 242
Shell Oil Co. v. Director of Revenue · 732 S.W.2d 178
Fritts v. Niehouse · 604 F. Supp. 823
Shelton v. City of Springfield · 130 S.W.3d 30

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