Ragan v. Columbia Mutual Insurance

Decided September 24, 1998. John L. Nickels wrote the opinion for the court.

701 N.E.2d 493 · Cited 221 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.

• People v. Woodard · 677 N.E.2d 935
• Bright v. Dicke · 652 N.E.2d 275
• Busch v. Graphic Color Corp. · 662 N.E.2d 397
• Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. v. Aldridge · 688 N.E.2d 90
• People v. Hare · 519 N.E.2d 879
• In Re Marriage of Minear · 693 N.E.2d 379

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