State Supreme Court / Cal.

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Partridge

Decided September 25, 1973. Mathew Tobriner wrote the opinion for the court.

514 P.2d 123 · Cited 359 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.

Sabella v. Wisler · 377 P.2d 889
Herzog v. National American Insurance · 465 P.2d 841
Brooks v. Metropolitan Life Insurance · 27 Cal. 2d 305
Brenner v. Aetna Insurance Company · 445 P.2d 474
Hughes v. Potomac Insurance · 199 Cal. App. 2d 239
Assurance Co. of America v. Bell · 134 S.E.2d 540
Prickett v. Royal Ins. Co. Ltd. · 56 Cal. 2d 234
Universal Underwriters Ins. Co. v. AETNA INS. CO. OF HARTFORD · 249 Cal. App. 2d 144
St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. · 244 Cal. App. 2d 826
Continental Casualty Co. v. Phoenix Construction Co. · 46 Cal. 2d 423
Bareno v. Employers Life Insurance · 500 P.2d 889
Faus v. City of Los Angeles · 67 Cal. 2d 350
Entz v. Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York · 64 Cal. 2d 379
Williams v. American Casualty Co. of Reading, Pennsylvania · 491 P.2d 398
Wildman v. Government Employees Insurance Co. · 48 Cal. 2d 31
Arenson v. National Automobile & Casualty Insurance · 45 Cal. 2d 81
National Union F. Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa. v. Bruecks · 139 N.W.2d 821
Truck Insurance Exchange v. Webb · 256 Cal. App. 2d 140
International Business Machines Corp. v. Truck Insurance Exchange · 2 Cal. 3d 1026
Flournoy v. State of California · 275 Cal. App. 2d 806
City of Santa Monica v. Royal Indemnity Co. · 320 P.2d 136
Liberty Mutual Insurance v. Colonial Insurance · 8 Cal. App. 3d 427
Gulf Insurance v. Edgerly · 31 Cal. App. 3d 334
Viani v. Aetna Insurance Company · 501 P.2d 706
Azar v. Employers Casualty Company · 495 P.2d 554

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Garvey v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. · 770 P.2d 704
Wolfe, T. v. Ross, R. · 115 A.3d 880
State of California v. Allstate Ins. Co. · 45 Cal. 4th 1008
Glens Falls Insurance v. Rich · 49 Cal. App. 3d 390
John Robert Sebo v. American Home Assurance Company, Inc. · 208 So. 3d 694
National American Insurance v. Coburn · 209 Cal. App. 3d 914
State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Keenan · 171 Cal. App. 3d 1
STATE FARM MUT. AUTO. INS. CO. v. Grisham · 18 Cal. Rptr. 3d 809
State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Kohl · 131 Cal. App. 3d 1031
Allstate Insurance v. Jones · 139 Cal. App. 3d 271
Vanguard Insurance v. Clarke · 448 N.W.2d 754
Safeco Insurance v. Gilstrap · 141 Cal. App. 3d 524
Prince v. United National Insurance · 47 Cal. Rptr. 3d 727
Siebert v. Wisconsin American Mutual Insurance · 333 Wis. 2d 546
Farmers Insurance Exchange v. Adams · 170 Cal. App. 3d 712
Barge v. Jaber · 831 F. Supp. 593
Mission National Insurance v. Coachella Valley Water District · 210 Cal. App. 3d 484
State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Salas · 222 Cal. App. 3d 268
State Capital Insurance v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance · 350 S.E.2d 66
Waseca Mutual Insurance Co. v. Noska · 331 N.W.2d 917
Ohio Casualty Insurance v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. · 148 Cal. App. 3d 641
ESTATE OF PENNIGTON EX. REL. PENNINGTON v. Wolfe · 262 F. Supp. 2d 1254
State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Camara · 63 Cal. App. 3d 48
Providence Wash. Ins. Co. v. VALLEY FORGE INS. · 42 Cal. App. 4th 1194

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