State Supreme Court / Ala.

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Cahoon

Decided May 13, 1971. Robert B. Harwood wrote the opinion for the court.

252 So. 2d 619 · Cited 63 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.

Stephens v. Allied Mutual Insurance Company · 156 N.W.2d 133
Safeco Insurance Co. of America v. Jones · 243 So. 2d 736
Peterson v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance · 393 P.2d 651
Horne v. Superior Life Insurance Company · 123 S.E.2d 401
Hackman v. American Mutual Liability Insurance · 110 N.H. 87
Michigan Mutual Liability Co. v. Mesner · 139 N.W.2d 913
Metropolitan Casualty Ins. v. Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Co. · 3 So. 2d 306
Southeast Furniture Co. v. Barrett · 465 P.2d 346
Motors Ins. Corp. v. Surety Ins. Co. · 134 S.E.2d 631
Standard Accident Insurance Company v. Gavin · 184 So. 2d 229
Southeast Title and Insurance Company v. Austin · 202 So. 2d 179
Florida Bar v. Harris · 196 So. 2d 440

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Maryland Cas. Co. v. Tiffin · 537 So. 2d 469
Employers Liability Assur. Corp., Ltd. v. Jackson · 270 So. 2d 806
State Farm Automobile Insurance Co. v. Reaves · 292 So. 2d 95
Higgins v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company · 282 So. 2d 301
National Insurance Association v. Sockwell · 829 So. 2d 111
Alabama Farm Bureau Mutual Casualty Insurance v. Clem · 273 So. 2d 218
Rohleder v. Family Shows, Inc. · 435 So. 2d 95
H & H Wood Co. ex rel. Old Republic Union Insurance Co. v. Monticello Insurance Co. · 668 So. 2d 38
Roblero v. Cox Pools of the Southeast, Inc. · 133 So. 3d 904
Lambert v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company · 331 So. 2d 260
Selected Risks Insurance Co. v. Thompson · 552 A.2d 1382
Preferred Risk Mut. Ins. Co. v. Ryan · 589 So. 2d 165
Smith v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. · 952 So. 2d 342
Great Central Insurance Company v. Edge · 298 So. 2d 607
McClure v. Employers Mutual Casualty Company · 238 N.W.2d 321
Brunmeier v. Farmers Insurance Exchange · 208 N.W.2d 860
National Farmers Union Property & Casualty Co. v. Bang · 516 N.W.2d 313
Ferguson Ex Rel. Estate of Ferguson v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance · 198 S.E.2d 522
Alabama Farm Bureau Mutual Casualty Insurance v. Humphrey · 308 So. 2d 255
General Mutual Insurance Company v. Gilmore · 319 So. 2d 675
Merchants Mutual Insurance Group v. Orthopedic Professional Ass'n · 124 N.H. 648
State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Scott · 707 So. 2d 238

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