State Supreme Court / Mo.

Trenton Trust Co. v. Western Surety Co.

Decided May 13, 1980. Warren Dee Welliver wrote the opinion for the court.

599 S.W.2d 481 · Cited 123 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.

Davis v. Pennsylvania Co., Etc. · 12 A.2d 66
Weir ex rel. Weir v. Kickbush · 353 S.W.2d 627
Murphy v. Carron · 536 S.W.2d 30
Edwards v. Northwestern Bank · 250 S.E.2d 651
Union Bank & Trust Co. v. Girard Trust Co. · 161 A. 865
Porterfield v. Farmers Exchange Bank of Gallatin · 37 S.W.2d 936
Guaranty B. & T. Co. of Alexandria v. C & R DEVELOP. CO. · 258 So. 2d 543
Pennsylvania Co. for Ins. v. Ninth Bk. T. Co. · 158 A. 251
Paine v. Sheridan Trust & Savings Bank · 174 N.E. 368
Sugarhouse Finance Co. v. Zions First National Bank · 440 P.2d 869
Marine National Exchange Bank v. Kalt-Zimmers Manufacturing Co. · 293 U.S. 357
Guild v. First National Bank of Nevada · 553 P.2d 955
Farmers' Banking & Trust Co. v. Bender · 3 A.2d 743
National Bank v. Insurance Co. · 104 U.S. 54
Long v. Lincoln · 528 S.W.2d 512
McGee v. St. Francois County Savings & Loan Ass'n · 559 S.W.2d 184
Cockrum v. Cockrum · 550 S.W.2d 202
Board of the County Commissioners v. First National Bank of Thermopolis · 368 P.2d 132

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DeWitt v. American Family Mutual Insurance Co. · 667 S.W.2d 700
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In Interest of MEW · 729 S.W.2d 194
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