Safeco Insurance Co. of America v. Butler

Decided February 6, 1992. Robert F. Utter wrote the opinion for the court.

823 P.2d 499 · Cited 260 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.

• Tank v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. · 715 P.2d 1133
• Federated American Insurance v. Strong · 689 P.2d 68
• Fittro v. Lincoln National Life Insurance · 757 P.2d 1374
• Greer v. Northwestern National Insurance · 743 P.2d 1244
• Roller v. Stonewall Insurance · 801 P.2d 207
• Saunders v. Lloyd's of London · 779 P.2d 249
• Wilson v. Steinbach · 656 P.2d 1030
• Marincovich v. Tarabochia · 787 P.2d 562
• Detweiler v. J. C. Penney Casualty Insurance · 751 P.2d 282
• Hamilton v. State Farm Insurance · 523 P.2d 193
• Young v. Key Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · 770 P.2d 182
• National Mutual Insurance v. McMahon & Sons, Inc. · 356 S.E.2d 488
• Emrich v. Connell · 716 P.2d 863
• Barr v. Interbay Citizens Bank of Tampa · 96 Wash. 2d 692
• Tucker v. Brown · 150 P.2d 604
• Murray v. Mossman · 355 P.2d 985
• Esmieu v. Schrag · 563 P.2d 203
• Kessinger v. Anderson · 196 P.2d 289
• Evans v. Continental Casualty Co. · 245 P.2d 470
• Morse Electro Products Corp. v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Co. · 579 P.2d 1341
• Burnham v. Commercial Casualty Insurance Co. of Newark · 117 P.2d 644
• Christensen v. Swedish Hospital · 368 P.2d 897
• Rager v. Superior Coach Sales & Service of Arizona · 516 P.2d 324
• Miller v. Shugart · 316 N.W.2d 729
• Ivy v. Pacific Automobile Insurance · 320 P.2d 140

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• Miller v. Kenny · 180 Wash. App. 772
• State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. v. Ham & Rye, LLC · 174 P.3d 1175
• Mutual Of Enumclaw, App./cross-res v. Myong Suk Day, Res/cross-appellant · 197 Wash. App. 753
• Coventry Associates v. Am. States Ins. Co. · 961 P.2d 933
• Besel v. Viking Insurance · 146 Wash. 2d 730
• Specialty Surplus Insurance v. Second Chance, Inc. · 412 F. Supp. 2d 1152
• Martin v. Johnson · 170 P.3d 1198
• American Best Food, Inc. v. Alea London, Ltd. · 168 Wash. 2d 398
• Moratti v. Farmers Insurance · 162 Wash. App. 495
• Woo v. Fireman's Fund Ins. Co. · 208 P.3d 557
• Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co. v. Hayles, Inc. · 150 P.3d 589
• State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Ham & Rye, LLC · 142 Wash. App. 6
• Coventry Associates v. American States Insurance · 136 Wash. 2d 269
• St. Paul Fire and Marine Ins. Co. v. Onvia, Inc. · 196 P.3d 664
• Van Noy v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance · 142 Wash. 2d 784
• Van Noy v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. · 16 P.3d 574
• LEDCOR INDUSTRIES v. Mutual of Enumclaw Ins. Co. · 206 P.3d 1255
• Martin v. Johnson · 141 Wash. App. 611

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