Smith v. Safeco Ins. Co.

Decided November 6, 2003. Richard B. Sanders wrote the opinion for the court.

78 P.3d 1274 · Cited 204 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.

• Ellwein v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. · 142 Wash. 2d 766
• Industrial Indem. Co. of Northwest, Inc. v. Kallevig · 792 P.2d 520
• Safeco Insurance Co. of America v. Butler · 823 P.2d 499
• Ruff v. County of King · 887 P.2d 886
• Overton v. Consolidated Insurance · 145 Wash. 2d 417
• Balise v. Underwood · 381 P.2d 966
• Van Noy v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance · 142 Wash. 2d 784
• Van Noy v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. · 16 P.3d 574
• Jones v. Allstate Insurance · 146 Wash. 2d 291
• Jones v. Allstate Ins. Co. · 45 P.3d 1068
• Smith v. Safeco Insurance · 150 Wash. 2d 478
• Truck Ins. Exchange v. VanPort Homes, Inc. · 58 P.3d 276
• Overton v. Consolidated Ins. Co. · 38 P.3d 322
• Sherman v. State · 128 Wash. 2d 164
• Sherman v. State · 905 P.2d 355
• American States Ins. Co. v. Symes of Silverdale, Inc. · 78 P.3d 1266
• American States Insurance v. Symes of Silverdale, Inc. · 150 Wash. 2d 462

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• St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. Onvia, Inc. · 165 Wash. 2d 122
• MOE INS. CO. v. Dan Paulson Const., Inc. · 169 P.3d 1
• Sharbono v. Universal Underwriters Insurance · 139 Wash. App. 383
• American States Ins. Co. v. Symes of Silverdale, Inc. · 78 P.3d 1266
• American States Insurance v. Symes of Silverdale, Inc. · 150 Wash. 2d 462
• Holiday Resort Community Assoc. v. Echo Lake Assoc. LLC. · 135 P.3d 499
• Davis v. Liberty Mutual Group · 814 F. Supp. 2d 1111
• Wright v. Safeco Ins. Co. of America · 109 P.3d 1
• American Best Food v. Alea London · 229 P.3d 693
• Bellville v. Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. · 702 N.W.2d 468
• American Best Food, Inc. v. Alea London, Ltd. · 168 Wash. 2d 398
• Mutual of Enumclaw Insurance v. Dan Paulson Construction, Inc. · 161 Wash. 2d 903
• VersusLaw, Inc. v. Stoel Rives, L.L.P. · 111 P.3d 866
• Hambleton v. Department of Revenue · 181 Wash. 2d 802
• Palmer v. Golden · 145 Wash. App. 249
• In Re Estate of Palmer · 187 P.3d 758

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