State Supreme Court / W. Va.

Potesta v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.

Decided May 15, 1998. Robin J. Davis wrote the opinion for the court.

504 S.E.2d 135 · Cited 116 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.

National Mutual Insurance v. McMahon & Sons, Inc. · 356 S.E.2d 488
Turner Liquidating Co. v. St. Paul Surplus Lines Insurance · 638 N.E.2d 174
Ara v. Erie Insurance · 387 S.E.2d 320
Waller v. Truck Insurance Exchange, Inc. · 900 P.2d 619
Safeco Insurance Co. of America v. Butler · 823 P.2d 499
Mundy v. Arcuri · 267 S.E.2d 454
ABCD...Vision, Inc. v. Fireman's Fund Insurance Companies · 744 P.2d 998
Palumbo v. Metropolitan Life Insurance · 293 Mass. 35
Hoffman v. Wheeling Savings & Loan Ass'n · 57 S.E.2d 725
Insurance Co. of North America v. National Steel Service Center, Inc. · 391 F. Supp. 512
Darner Motor Sales, Inc. v. Universal Underwriters Insurance · 682 P.2d 388
Best Place, Inc. v. Penn America Insurance Co. · 920 P.2d 334
Gallapoo v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. · 475 S.E.2d 172
Harr v. Allstate Insurance Co. · 255 A.2d 208
Kincaid v. Mangum · 432 S.E.2d 74
Brown v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. · 776 S.W.2d 384
Shamblin v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance · 396 S.E.2d 766
McLaughlin v. Connecticut General Life Insurance · 565 F. Supp. 434
Williamson v. Greene · 490 S.E.2d 23
Home Indem. Co. v. Reed Equipment Co., Inc. · 381 So. 2d 45
Estep v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance · 703 P.2d 882
Gibraltar Insurance v. Varkalis · 263 N.E.2d 823
Smith v. Grange Mutual Fire Insurance · 208 N.W. 145
Marshall v. Saseen · 450 S.E.2d 791
St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. Molloy · 433 A.2d 1135

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Wrenn v. West Virginia Department of Transportation · 686 S.E.2d 75
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White v. American General Life Insurance · 651 F. Supp. 2d 530
Board of Educ. of County of Wood v. Airhart · 569 S.E.2d 422
Travelers Indemnity Co. v. U.S. Silica Co. · 237 W. Va. 540
Light v. Allstate Insurance · 506 S.E.2d 64
West Virginia Fire & Casualty Co. v. Stanley · 602 S.E.2d 483
Creveling v. Government Employees Insurance · 828 A.2d 229
Woodrum v. Johnson · 559 S.E.2d 908
Boggs v. Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital Corp. · 693 S.E.2d 53
Noland v. Virginia Insurance Reciprocal · 686 S.E.2d 23
American States Insurance v. Barbara Surbaugh · 231 W. Va. 288
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