State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. Coss

Decided May 12, 1978. James H. Hastings wrote the opinion for the court.

80 Cal. App. 3d 888 · Cited 86 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.

Haugan v. Home Indemnity Company · 197 N.W.2d 18
Fresno Economy Import Used Cars, Inc. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. · 76 Cal. App. 3d 272
Gray v. Zurich Insurance Co. · 419 P.2d 168
Gyler v. Mission Insurance · 514 P.2d 1219
Harris v. Glens Falls Insurance · 493 P.2d 861
Volf v. Ocean Accident & Guarantee Corp. · 50 Cal. 2d 373
Kendall Plumbing, Inc. v. St. Paul Mercury Insurance · 370 P.2d 396
Cimarron Insurance v. Travelers Insurance · 355 P.2d 742
Liberty Building Co. v. Royal Indemnity Co. · 177 Cal. App. 2d 583
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Elkins · 52 Cal. App. 3d 534
Karpe v. Great American Indemnity Co. · 190 Cal. App. 2d 226
Farmers Insurance Exchange v. Harmon · 42 Cal. App. 3d 805
Southwestern Funding Corp. v. Motors Ins. Corp. · 59 Cal. 2d 91
Eder v. Reddick · 278 P.2d 361

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Western Casualty & Surety Co. v. Brochu · 475 N.E.2d 872
F & H Construction v. ITT Hartford Insurance · 12 Cal. Rptr. 3d 896
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Travelers Indemnity Co. of America v. Moore & Associates, Inc. · 216 S.W.3d 302
Old Republic Ins. Co. v. Superior Court of L.A. Cty. · 77 Cal. Rptr. 2d 642
Reliance Insurance v. Mogavero · 640 F. Supp. 84
Shade Foods, Inc. v. Innovative Products Sales & Marketing, Inc. · 93 Cal. Rptr. 2d 364
Dodson v. St. Paul Insurance Co. · 812 P.2d 372
Armstrong World Industries, Inc. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. · 45 Cal. App. 4th 1
Gene & Harvey Builders, Inc. v. Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Ass'n · 517 A.2d 910
Giddings v. Industrial Indemnity Co. · 112 Cal. App. 3d 213
American Alternative Insurance v. Superior Court · 37 Cal. Rptr. 3d 918
Hurley Constr. Co. v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. · 10 Cal. App. 4th 533
Bond Bros., Inc. v. ROBINSON AMERICAN INS. CO. · 471 N.E.2d 1332
U. S. Fire Insurance Co. v. Colver · 600 P.2d 1
United States Fidelity & Guaranty Corp. v. Advance Roofing & Supply Co. · 788 P.2d 1227
Knutson Construction Co. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co. · 396 N.W.2d 229
Aid Insurance Services, Inc. v. Geiger · 294 N.W.2d 411
Hurley Construction Co. v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. · 10 Cal. App. 4th 533
Regional Steel Corp. v. Liberty Surplus Ins. Corp. CA2/1 · 226 Cal. App. 4th 1377

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