Pontius v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.

Decided June 3, 2005. Michael F. Bolin wrote the opinion for the court.

915 So. 2d 557 · Cited 76 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.

• LeFevre v. Westberry · 590 So. 2d 154
• Quick v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. · 429 So. 2d 1033
• Bowers v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. · 460 So. 2d 1288
• Nance by and Through Nance v. Matthews · 622 So. 2d 297
• Newman v. Savas · 878 So. 2d 1147
• State Farm Fire and Casualty Company v. Lambert · 285 So. 2d 917
• Creola Land Dev., Inc. v. Bentbrooke Housing, LLC · 828 So. 2d 285
• Sims v. Lewis · 374 So. 2d 298
• Bracy v. Sippial Elec. Co., Inc. · 379 So. 2d 582
• Ex Parte Alfa Mut. General Ins. Co. · 684 So. 2d 1281
• Nationwide Ins. Co. v. Nilsen · 745 So. 2d 264
• Stringfellow v. State Farm Life Ins. Co. · 743 So. 2d 439
• Ex Parte State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. · 893 So. 2d 1111
• Reed Elsevier, Inc. v. TheLaw. Net Corp. · 269 F. Supp. 2d 942
• Baldwin County v. PALMTREE PENTHOUSES · 831 So. 2d 603
• Conseco Finance Corp. of Alabama v. Slay · 839 So. 2d 617

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