Quincy Mutual Fire Insurance v. Abernathy

Decided October 1, 1984. Paul J. Liacos wrote the opinion for the court.

469 N.E.2d 797 · Cited 179 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.

• Sheehan v. Goriansky · 321 Mass. 200
• VAPPI & CO. INC. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. · 204 N.E.2d 273
• Continental Western Insurance v. Toal · 244 N.W.2d 121
• Bituminous Casualty Corp. v. Bartlett · 240 N.W.2d 310
• Beacon Textiles Corp. v. Employers Mutual Liability Insurance · 246 N.E.2d 671
• Community National Bank v. Dawes · 340 N.E.2d 877
• Commonwealth v. Appleby · 402 N.E.2d 1051
• Prahm v. Rupp Construction Co. · 277 N.W.2d 389
• Ohio Casualty Insurance Co. v. Terrace Enterprises, Inc. · 260 N.W.2d 450
• Salemme v. Commonwealth · 348 N.E.2d 799
• J. D'Amico, Inc. v. City of Boston · 186 N.E.2d 716
• Johnson v. Aid Ins. Co. of Des Moines, Ia. · 287 N.W.2d 663

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• Allstate Insurance v. Campbell · 2010 Ohio 6312
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• State Farm Casualty Company v. Boyson, Unpublished Decision (7-6-2000)
• Shell Oil Co. v. Winterthur Swiss Insurance · 12 Cal. App. 4th 715
• Armstrong World Industries, Inc. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. · 45 Cal. App. 4th 1
• Travelers Insurance v. Waltham Industrial Laboratories Corp. · 722 F. Supp. 814
• Utica Mutual Insurance v. Hamel · 46 Mass. App. Ct. 622
• Gearing v. Nationwide Insurance · 76 Ohio St. 3d 34
• Physicians Insurance v. Swanson · 58 Ohio St. 3d 189
• Vermont Mutual Insurance v. Malcolm · 128 N.H. 521
• Harris v. Richards · 867 P.2d 325
• Liberty Mutual Insurance v. Tabor · 553 N.E.2d 909
• Espinet v. Horvath · 597 A.2d 307
• Gearing v. Nationwide Ins. Co. · 1996 Ohio 113
• Maimaron v. Commonwealth · 449 Mass. 167
• Allstate Insurance v. Patterson · 904 F. Supp. 1270
• Michigan Millers Insurance v. Anspach · 672 N.E.2d 1042
• Massamont Insurance Agency, Inc. v. Utica Mutual Life Insurance · 448 F. Supp. 2d 329
• Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. v. Reed, Unpublished Decision (9-27-2000)

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