State Supreme Court / W. Va.

Shamblin v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance

Decided July 10, 1985. Thomas E. McHugh wrote the opinion for the court.

332 S.E.2d 639 · Cited 93 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.

Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Wesolowski · 33 N.Y.2d 169
Lemoi v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance · 453 A.2d 758
Prete v. Merchants Property Ins. Co. of Ind. · 223 S.E.2d 441
Slater v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. · 400 N.E.2d 1256
Virginia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance v. Wolfe · 212 Va. 162
Bell v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. · 207 S.E.2d 147
Bell v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance · 157 W. Va. 623
Marson Coal Co. v. Insurance Co. of Pennsylvania · 210 S.E.2d 747
American Cas. Co. of Reading, Pa. v. Heary · 432 F. Supp. 995
Tynes v. Supreme Life Insurance Co. of America · 209 S.E.2d 567

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State Auto Property & Casualty Co. v. Matty · 690 S.E.2d 614
Auber v. Jellen · 469 S.E.2d 104
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State Automobile Mutual Insurance v. Youler · 396 S.E.2d 737
Mid-Century Insurance v. Shutt · 845 P.2d 86
Fifth Third Bank v. McClure Properties, Inc. · 724 F. Supp. 2d 598
Keiper v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance · 429 S.E.2d 66
W. Va. Mutual Insurance v. Betty J. Adkins · 234 W. Va. 226
Rich v. Allstate Insurance · 445 S.E.2d 249
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Estate of Tawney Ex Rel. Goff v. Columbia Natural Resources, L.L.C. · 633 S.E.2d 22
Shamblin v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance · 396 S.E.2d 766
Deel v. Sweeney · 383 S.E.2d 92
Coleman v. Sopher · 499 S.E.2d 592
CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Continental Insurance · 680 A.2d 1082
Eggleston v. West Virginia Department of Highways · 429 S.E.2d 636
Cannelton Industries, Inc. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. of America · 460 S.E.2d 1
Kronjaeger v. Buckeye Union Insurance · 490 S.E.2d 657
Horace Mann Insurance Co. v. Adkins · 599 S.E.2d 720
Jenkins v. City of Elkins · 230 W. Va. 335
Alexander v. State Automobile Mutual Insurance · 415 S.E.2d 618

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