Shepherd v. Midland Mutual Life Ins.

Decided June 22, 1949. Roy L. Hart wrote the opinion for the court.

87 N.E.2d 156 · Cited 74 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.

• Konschak v. Equitable Life Assurance Society · 243 N.W. 691
• Krema v. Great Northern Life Insurance Co. · 282 N.W. 822
• Grismore v. Consolidated Products Co. · 5 N.W.2d 646
• Watkins v. Prudential Insurance · 173 A. 644
• Wilkinson v. Ætna Life Insurance · 240 Ill. 205
• Olson v. Southern Surety Co. · 208 N.W. 213
• Allen v. Travelers Protective Ass'n of America · 163 Iowa 217
• Graham v. New York Life Insurance · 47 P.2d 1029
• Piche v. Halvorson · 272 N.W. 591
• Selover v. Aetna Life Insurance Co. · 38 P.2d 1059
• Hrybar v. Metropolitan Life Ins. · 45 N.E.2d 114
• Hassay v. Metropolitan Life Ins. · 43 N.E.2d 229
• Dewey v. Abraham Lincoln Life Insurance · 257 N.W. 308
• Drakulich v. Industrial Commission · 27 N.E.2d 932
• McNaught v. New York Life Insurance · 143 Neb. 213
• Mitchell v. New York Life Ins. · 27 N.E.2d 243

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• Tippets v. Gem State Mutual Life Association, Inc. · 416 P.2d 38
• Motorists Mut. Ins. Co. v. Cianfaglione · 2014 Ohio 2885
• Callentine v. Arnold, Unpublished Decision (8-3-2005) · 2005 Ohio 3979
• State v. Holt · 17 Ohio St. 2d 81
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• Mason v. Pawlowski · 2011 Ohio 3699
• Mason v. Pawloski · 2011 Ohio 3061
• Boley v. Kennedy, Unpublished Decision (4-1-2003)
• McKay Machine Co. v. Rodman · 11 Ohio St. 2d 77
• State v. Myers · 26 Ohio St. 2d 190
• State v. Harry, Ca2008-01-013 (12-8-2008) · 2008 Ohio 6380
• State v. Miller · 2012 Ohio 1263
• Hubbard Family Trust v. TNT Land Holdings, L.L.C. · 2014 Ohio 772
• Trebotich v. Broglio · 33 Ohio St. 2d 57
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• Fidelity & Guaranty Ins. Underwriters, Inc. v. Gary Douglas Electric, Inc. · 357 N.E.2d 388
• Baird v. Cincinnati Transit Co. · 168 N.E.2d 413
• State v. Flowers · 2014 Ohio 3087
• Lee v. Barber, Unpublished Decision (7-2-2001)
• State v. Elam, Unpublished Decision (3-31-2003)
• Ratcliff v. Courtney Duff Construction, Unpublished Decision (1-21-1997)
• Bishop v. Dayton · 1 Ohio App. Unrep. 71

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