State Supreme Court / W. Va.

Shamblin v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance

Decided July 27, 1990. Margaret L. Workman wrote the opinion for the court.

396 S.E.2d 766 · Cited 87 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.

Hayseeds, Inc. v. State Farm Fire & Cas. · 352 S.E.2d 73
Berry v. Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance · 381 S.E.2d 367
Dumas v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. · 56 A.2d 57
Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Federal Insurance Co. of New York · 133 S.E.2d 770
Crisci v. Security Insurance · 66 Cal. 2d 425
Johansen v. California State Automobile Ass'n Inter-Insurance Bureau · 538 P.2d 744
Bluefield Sash & Door Co. v. Corte Construction Co. · 216 S.E.2d 216
Speicher v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance · 151 S.E.2d 684
Rova Farms Resort, Inc. v. Investors Insurance Co. of America · 323 A.2d 495
Farmers Group, Inc. v. Trimble · 691 P.2d 1138
Noble v. National American Life Insurance · 624 P.2d 866
Addair v. Bryant · 284 S.E.2d 374
Shamblin v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance · 332 S.E.2d 639
Mowry v. Badger State Mutual Casualty Co. · 385 N.W.2d 171
Commercial Union Insurance v. Liberty Mutual Insurance · 393 N.W.2d 161
Haynes v. City of Nitro · 240 S.E.2d 544
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Floyd · 366 S.E.2d 93
Employers Equitable Life Insurance v. Williams · 665 S.W.2d 873
Grillis v. Monongahela Power Co. · 346 S.E.2d 812

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McCormick v. Allstate Insurance · 475 S.E.2d 507
Dodrill v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance · 491 S.E.2d 1
Reed v. Wimmer · 465 S.E.2d 199
Perrine v. E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. · 225 W. Va. 482
Miller v. Fluharty · 500 S.E.2d 310
Jordache Enterprises, Inc. v. National Union Fire Insurance · 513 S.E.2d 692
In Re Tax Assessment of Foster Foundation's Woodlands Retirement Community · 672 S.E.2d 150
Roberts v. Consolidation Coal Co. · 539 S.E.2d 478
Honaker v. Mahon · 552 S.E.2d 788
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