State Supreme Court / Minn.

Smith v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co.

Decided August 24, 1984. Lawrence R. Yetka wrote the opinion for the court.

353 N.W.2d 130 · Cited 65 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.

Dairyland Insurance v. Implement Dealers Insurance · 199 N.W.2d 806
Holkestad v. Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Minnesota, Inc. · 180 N.W.2d 860
Orren v. Phoenix Insurance Company · 179 N.W.2d 166

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St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co. v. Love · 447 N.W.2d 5
St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. Mori · 486 N.W.2d 803
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Bladen v. First Presbyterian Church of Sallisaw · 857 P.2d 789
St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co. v. Engelmann · 2002 SD 8
D.D. v. Insurance Co. of North America · 905 P.2d 1365
St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. Alderman · 455 S.E.2d 852
Brett v. Watts · 601 N.W.2d 199
New Mexico Physicians Mutual Liability Co. v. LaMure · 860 P.2d 734
Jenoff, Inc. v. New Hampshire Insurance Co. · 558 N.W.2d 260
St Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. Quintana · 419 N.W.2d 60
South Carolina Medical Malpractice Liability Insurance Joint Underwriting Ass'n v. Ferry · 291 S.C. 460
St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. Shernow · 222 Conn. 823
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