State Supreme Court / S.D.

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Wertz

Decided November 21, 1995. Richard W. Sabers wrote the opinion for the court.

540 N.W.2d 636 · Cited 51 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.

Tri-State Insurance Co. of Minnesota v. Bollinger · 476 N.W.2d 697
Hudson v. State Farm Mutual Insurance · 569 A.2d 1168
Martin v. Chicago Insurance · 361 S.E.2d 835
City of Fort Pierre v. United Fire & Casualty Co. · 463 N.W.2d 845
Hawkeye-Security Insurance Co. v. Clifford Ex Rel. Clifford · 366 N.W.2d 489
Vermont Mutual Insurance v. Malcolm · 128 N.H. 521
Snyder v. Nelson · 564 P.2d 681
American Protection Insurance v. Parker · 258 S.E.2d 540
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company v. Roberts · 134 S.E.2d 654
Cotton States Mutual Insurance v. Neese · 329 S.E.2d 136
Ambassador Insurance Company v. Montes · 388 A.2d 603
Anderson v. Southeastern Fidelity Insurance · 307 S.E.2d 499
Farmers Ins. Group v. Sessions · 607 P.2d 422
Cimarron Insurance Co. v. Croyle · 479 N.W.2d 881
Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Wolbarst · 57 A.2d 151
Tomlin v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Liability Insurance · 290 N.W.2d 285
Providence Mutual Fire Insurance v. Scanlon · 138 N.H. 301
North Star Mutual Insurance Co. v. Kneen · 484 N.W.2d 908
Taylor v. Imperial Casualty & Indemnity Company · 144 N.W.2d 856
Utica Mutual Insurance v. Travelers Indemnity Co. · 286 S.E.2d 225
Rajspic v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance · 718 P.2d 1167
Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Co., Mansfield v. Blackburn Ex Rel. Blackburn · 477 P.2d 62
State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance v. Treas · 255 A.2d 296
Raphtis v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company · 198 N.W.2d 505
Aman v. Edmunds Central School District No. 22-5 · 494 N.W.2d 198

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Pins v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. · 361 F. Supp. 2d 1053
Stoebner v. South Dakota Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. · 598 N.W.2d 557
St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co. v. Engelmann · 2002 SD 8
Fall River County v. South Dakota Department of Revenue · 1996 SD 106
Swenson v. Auto-Owners Insurance Co. · 2013 SD 38
Martinmaas v. Engelmann · 2000 SD 85
Bailey v. Lincoln General Insurance Co. · 255 P.3d 1039
Cole v. State Farm Mutual Insurance · 753 A.2d 533
Alverson v. Northwestern National Casualty Co. · 1997 SD 9
Greene v. Morgan, Theeler, Cogley & Petersen · 1998 SD 16
Speros v. Fricke · 2004 UT 69
Farm & City Insurance v. Estate of Davis · 2001 SD 71
Kirwan v. Chicago Title Insurance · 624 N.W.2d 644
Demaray v. De Smet Farm Mutual Insurance Co. · 2011 S.D. 39
Jurrens v. Lorenz Manufacturing Co. of Benson · 578 N.W.2d 151
Jurrens v. LORENZ MFG. OF BENSON, MINN. · 1998 SD 49
Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co. v. Thompson · 2010 ND 22
American Family Mutual Insurance Group v. Kostaneski · 2004 SD 114
Kirwan v. Chicago Title Insurance · 612 N.W.2d 515
Government Employees Insurance v. Brown · 739 F. Supp. 2d 1317

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