State Supreme Court / N.C.

State Capital Insurance v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance

Decided November 18, 1986. Burley B. Mitchell wrote the opinion for the court.

350 S.E.2d 66 · Cited 150 times

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Precedents cited

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.

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Partridge · 514 P.2d 123
Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York v. North Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance · 192 S.E.2d 113
Glens Falls Insurance v. Rich · 49 Cal. App. 3d 390
Wachovia Bank & Trust Co. v. Westchester Fire Insurance · 172 S.E.2d 518
Lawver v. Boling · 238 N.W.2d 514
Allstate Insurance Co. v. Shelby Mutual Ins. Co. · 152 S.E.2d 436
Travelers Insurance Co. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. · 491 S.W.2d 363
Moore v. Hartford Fire Insurance Company Group · 155 S.E.2d 128
Reliance Insurance v. Walker · 234 S.E.2d 206
Raines v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company · 175 S.E.2d 299
State Capital Insurance v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance · 337 S.E.2d 866
Nationwide Mutual Insurance v. Chantos · 238 S.E.2d 597
Waseca Mutual Insurance Co. v. Noska · 331 N.W.2d 917
Grant v. Emmco Insurance · 243 S.E.2d 894
Jamestown Mut. Ins. Co. v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co. · 146 S.E.2d 410
Maddox v. Colonial Life & Accident Insurance · 280 S.E.2d 907
Nationwide Mutual Insurance v. Knight Ex Rel. Johnson · 237 S.E.2d 341
Avis v. Hartford Fire Insurance Company · 195 S.E.2d 545
Fireman's Fund Insurance v. North Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance · 152 S.E.2d 513
Eltinge & Graziadio Development Co. v. Childs · 49 Cal. App. 3d 294
Wall v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance · 302 S.E.2d 302

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Wilkins v. American Motorists Insurance · 388 S.E.2d 191
Pulte Home Corp. v. American Southern Insurance · 647 S.E.2d 614
Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance v. Johnson · 121 N.C. App. 477
North Carolina Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co. v. Cox · 823 S.E.2d 613
Integon National Insurance v. Helping Hands Specialized Transport, Inc. · 233 N.C. App. 652
Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance v. Nunn · 442 S.E.2d 340
Erie Insurance Exchange v. Bledsoe · 540 S.E.2d 57
Duke University v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance · 386 S.E.2d 762
City of Greenville v. Haywood · 502 S.E.2d 430
Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance v. Grady · 502 S.E.2d 648
Dutch v. Harleysville Mutual Insurance · 534 S.E.2d 262
Nationwide Mutual Insurance v. Webb · 512 S.E.2d 764
Houpe v. City of Statesville · 497 S.E.2d 82
North Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance v. Briley · 491 S.E.2d 656
Integon Nat. Ins. Co. v. Ward ex rel. Perry · 646 S.E.2d 395
Providence Washington Insurance Co. v. Locklear ex rel. Smith · 115 N.C. App. 490
Builders Mutual Ins. v. Glascarr Properties, Inc. · 202 N.C. App. 323
Taliaferro v. Progressive Specialty Ins. Co. · 821 So. 2d 976
Floyd v. Integon General Insurance · 567 S.E.2d 823
Harleysville Mutual Insurance v. Buzz Off Insect Shield, L.L.C. · 692 S.E.2d 605
North Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance v. Stox · 412 S.E.2d 318
Dawes v. Nash County · 559 S.E.2d 254

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