State Court of Appeals / Ind. Ct. App.

Smith v. Allstate Insurance Co.

Decided June 6, 1997. Robert Howard Staton wrote the opinion for the court.

681 N.E.2d 220 · Cited 56 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.

Harden v. Monroe Guaranty Insurance · 626 N.E.2d 814
Peterson v. Universal Fire & Casualty Insurance Co. · 572 N.E.2d 1309
Whitledge v. Jordan · 586 N.E.2d 884
Althaus v. Evansville Courier Co. · 615 N.E.2d 441
Stephenson v. Ledbetter · 596 N.E.2d 1369
Reed v. Luzny · 627 N.E.2d 1362
Connell v. American Underwriters, Inc. · 453 N.E.2d 1028

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