State Supreme Court / Ariz.

Selective Life Insurance v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States

Decided January 19, 1967. Ernest W. McFarland wrote the opinion for the court.

422 P.2d 710 · Cited 51 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.

Texas Co. v. State · 254 P. 1060
State v. Tucson Gas, Electric Light & Power Co. · 15 Ariz. 294
Austin v. Campbell · 370 P.2d 769
Williams v. Bankers National Insurance · 297 P.2d 344
Norton v. Shelby County · 118 U.S. 425
Van Dyke v. Geary · 244 U.S. 39
City of Mesa v. Killingsworth · 394 P.2d 410
Alabam's Freight Co. v. Hunt · 242 P. 658
State v. Coursey · 225 P.2d 713
Faubus v. Kinney · 389 S.W.2d 887
Millett v. Frohmiller · 188 P.2d 457
McCune v. City of Phoenix · 317 P.2d 537
State Ex Rel. Heck's Discount Centers., Inc. v. Winters · 132 S.E.2d 374
Valley Nat. Bank of Phoenix v. Milmoe · 248 P.2d 740
Menderson v. City of Phoenix · 76 P.2d 321
Maricopa County v. Douglas · 208 P.2d 646
Garvey v. Trew · 170 P.2d 845
Miller v. Wilson · 129 P.2d 668
McMinn County Board of Education v. Anderson · 292 S.W.2d 198
Pinal County v. Lewis · 22 Ariz. 128
Selective Life Insurance v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of United States · 412 P.2d 731
Standard v. Sadler · 383 S.W.2d 391
Miller v. Heller · 206 P.2d 569

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