Seeman v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.

Decided July 21, 1982. Louis W. Schultz wrote the opinion for the court.

322 N.W.2d 35 · Cited 57 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.

• Cort v. Ash · 422 U.S. 66
• Royal Globe Insurance v. Superior Court · 592 P.2d 329
• Jenkins v. J. C. Penney Casualty Ins. · 280 S.E.2d 252
• Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Rigsby · 241 U.S. 33
• Texas Industries, Inc. v. Radcliff Materials, Inc. · 451 U.S. 630
• Wilson v. Nepstad · 282 N.W.2d 664
• Lattner v. Immaculate Conception Church · 121 N.W.2d 639
• Uaw-Cio v. Wayne Pros. Atty. · 38 N.W.2d 421
• J. I. Case Co. v. Borak · 377 U.S. 426
• Securities Investor Protection Corp. v. Barbour · 421 U.S. 412
• Kisling v. Thierman · 243 N.W. 552
• Kranzush v. Badger State Mutual Casualty Co. · 307 N.W.2d 256
• Coleman v. American Universal Insurance Co. · 273 N.W.2d 220
• Hansen v. Kemmish · 208 N.W. 277
• Call v. Larabee · 60 Iowa 212
• Lewis v. State · 256 N.W.2d 181
• Long v. McAllister · 319 N.W.2d 256
• Koll v. Manatt's Transportation Co. · 253 N.W.2d 265
• Harryman v. Hayles · 257 N.W.2d 631
• M-Z Entersprises, Inc. v. Hawkeye-Security Insurance Co. · 318 N.W.2d 408
• Montgomery v. Engel · 179 N.W.2d 478

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• Terra Industries, Inc. v. Commonwealth Insurance Co. of America · 990 F. Supp. 679
• Marcus v. Young · 538 N.W.2d 285
• Bates v. Allied Mutual Insurance Co. · 467 N.W.2d 255
• Nicole Lara Shumate v. Drake University A/K/A Drake University Law School · 846 N.W.2d 503
• MH by and Through Callahan v. State · 385 N.W.2d 533
• Engstrom v. State · 461 N.W.2d 309
• Beth A. Madden v. City of Iowa City · 848 N.W.2d 40
• Unertl v. Bezanson · 414 N.W.2d 321
• Morgan v. American Family Life Assurance Co. of Columbus · 559 F. Supp. 477
• Black v. First Interstate Bank of Fort Dodge · 439 N.W.2d 647
• Estate of David Paul McFarlin by Its Personal Representative, Jamie Laass Jamie Laass, Individually And Jamie Laass, as Parent and Next Friend of S.L. v. State of Iowa · 881 N.W.2d 51
• Teague v. Mosley · 552 N.W.2d 646
• Emily M. Bass, on Behalf of Herself and All Others Similarly Situated v. J.C. Penney Company, Inc. · 880 N.W.2d 751
• Kolbe v. State · 625 N.W.2d 721
• Doe v. CENTRAL IOWA HEALTH SYSTEM · 766 N.W.2d 787
• Rittscher v. State, Iowa Department of Social Services · 352 N.W.2d 247
• Marra v. Burgdorf Realtors, Inc. · 726 F. Supp. 1000
• Elder v. Allstate Insurance · 341 F. Supp. 2d 1095
• Moradi-Shalal v. Fireman's Fund Ins. Companies · 758 P.2d 58
• Larrabee v. Penobscot Frozen Foods, Inc. · 486 A.2d 97
• Hunt v. First Ins. Co. of Hawaii Ltd. · 922 P.2d 976
• Snyder v. Davenport · 323 N.W.2d 225
• Pirkl v. Northwestern Mutual Insurance Ass'n · 348 N.W.2d 633
• State of Idaho v. Bunker Hill Co. · 647 F. Supp. 1064

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