State Supreme Court / Conn.

Smedley Co. v. Employers Mutual Liability Insurance Co. of Wisconsin

Decided June 19, 1956. Ernest Alexander Inglis wrote the opinion for the court.

143 Conn. 510 · 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.

Goldberg v. Lumber Mutual Casualty Insurance · 77 N.E.2d 131
Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. v. Continental Casualty Co. · 59 N.E.2d 199
Raffel v. Travelers Indemnity Co. · 141 Conn. 389
General Motors Corporation v. Mulquin · 55 A.2d 732
Springfield Township v. Indemnity Insurance Co. of North America · 64 A.2d 761
Grand Union Co. v. General Accident, Fire & Life Assurance Corp. · 254 A.D. 274
Lyon v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. · 140 Conn. 304
Berger Bros. Electric Motors, Inc. v. New Amsterdam Casualty Co. · 58 N.E.2d 717
Leonard v. Maryland Casualty Co. · 158 Kan. 263
Scranton v. Hartford Fire Insurance · 141 Conn. 313
Misch v. Russell · 136 Ill. 22

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LaBonte v. Federal Mutual Insurance · 159 Conn. 252
A. M. Larson Co. v. Lawlor Insurance Agency, Inc. · 153 Conn. 618
American States Insurance v. Aetna Life & Casualty Co. · 379 N.E.2d 510
Gottesman v. Aetna Insurance · 177 Conn. 631
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Rathbun v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. · 144 Conn. 165
Town of Andover v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. · 153 Conn. 439
Holy Trinity Church of God in Christ v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. · 214 Conn. 216
Haugen v. Auto-Owners Insurance Co. of Lansing · 191 N.W.2d 274
St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. Shernow · 22 Conn. App. 377
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