Vernon Fire & Casualty Insurance Co. v. Sharp

Decided June 10, 1976. Dixon W. Prentice wrote the opinion for the court.

349 N.E.2d 173 · Cited 181 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.

• Fletcher v. Western National Life Insurance · 10 Cal. App. 3d 376
• Ayr-Way Stores, Inc. v. Chitwood Ex Rel. Chitwood · 300 N.E.2d 335
• Pirchio v. Noecker · 82 N.E.2d 838
• Gruenberg v. Aetna Insurance · 510 P.2d 1032
• Frampton v. Central Indiana Gas Company · 297 N.E.2d 425
• Baker v. State · 138 N.E.2d 641
• Jerry Alderman Ford Sales, Inc. v. Bailey · 291 N.E.2d 92
• American Varnish Co. v. Reed · 154 Ind. 88
• Physicians Mutual Insurance Company v. Savage · 296 N.E.2d 165
• Hibschman Pontiac, Inc. v. Batchelor · 340 N.E.2d 377
• Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Co. v. Wolfe · 128 Ind. 347
• Edwards v. Hudson · 14 N.E.2d 705
• Vann v. Nationwide Insurance · 185 S.E.2d 363
• Wabash Printing & Publishing Co. v. Crumrine · 123 Ind. 89
• Tom v. State · 302 N.E.2d 494
• Springfield Fire & Marine Ins. v. Simmons · 87 P.2d 941
• Dawkins v. NATIONAL LIBERTY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · 252 F. Supp. 800
• Jerry Alderman Ford Sales, Inc. v. Bailey · 294 N.E.2d 617
• Vernon Fire & Casualty Insurance Co. v. Sharp · 316 N.E.2d 381
• Batterson v. State · 63 Ind. 531
• Cincinnati & Chicago Air Line Railroad v. Rodgers · 24 Ind. 103
• Martin v. State · 28 Ind. 310

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• Hibschman Pontiac, Inc. v. Batchelor · 362 N.E.2d 845
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• Jones v. National Union Fire Insurance · 664 F. Supp. 440
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• United Farm Bureau Family Life Insurance v. Fultz · 375 N.E.2d 601
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• Owen County Farm Bureau Cooperative Ass'n v. Waeger · 398 N.E.2d 713
• Roberts v. Western-Southern Life Insurance · 568 F. Supp. 536
• Central Armature Works, Inc. v. American Motorists Insurance · 520 F. Supp. 283
• Arlington State Bank v. Colvin · 545 N.E.2d 572
• Anderson Mattress Co. v. First State Insurance Co. · 617 N.E.2d 932
• Schimizzi v. Illinois Farmers Insurance · 928 F. Supp. 760
• McCutchen v. Liberty Mutual Insurance · 699 F. Supp. 701
• Schafer v. Chrysler Corp. · 544 F. Supp. 182
• Cox v. Guy F. Atkinson Co. · 468 F. Supp. 677
• Sandock v. FD BORKHOLDER CO., INC. · 396 N.E.2d 955
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