State Supreme Court / N.M.

Safeco Insurance Co. of America Inc. v. McKenna

Decided July 1, 1977. Mack Easley wrote the opinion for the court.

565 P.2d 1033 · Cited 60 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.

Pawtucket Mutual Insurance v. Lebrecht · 104 N.H. 465
Willey v. Farmers Insurance Group · 523 P.2d 1351
Kipp v. Hurdle · 307 So. 2d 125
Arenson v. National Automobile & Casualty Insurance · 45 Cal. 2d 81
Erwin v. United Benefit Life Insurance Company · 371 P.2d 791
Miller v. Mutual Benefit Health & Acc. Ass'n of Omaha · 415 P.2d 841
Couey v. National Benefit Life Insurance Company · 424 P.2d 793
Cain Ex Rel. Cain v. National Old Line Insurance · 516 P.2d 668
Jones v. Harper · 408 P.2d 56
Wesco Insurance Company v. Velasquez · 540 P.2d 203
Wolff v. General Casualty Company of America · 361 P.2d 330

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