State Supreme Court / N.C.

Wachovia Bank & Trust Co. v. Westchester Fire Insurance

Decided March 11, 1970. I Beverly Lake Sr. wrote the opinion for the court.

172 S.E.2d 518 · Cited 292 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.

Central Surety & Insurance Corporation v. Elder · 129 S.E.2d 651
Kansas City Fire & Marine Ins. Co. v. Epperson · 356 S.W.2d 613
Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Watson · 140 S.E.2d 505
Allstate Insurance Co. v. Shelby Mutual Ins. Co. · 152 S.E.2d 436
Jamestown Mut. Ins. Co. v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co. · 146 S.E.2d 410
Williams v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company · 152 S.E.2d 102
Pacific Indemnity Co. v. Thompson · 355 P.2d 12
McDowell Motor Co. v. New York Underwriters Insurance · 63 S.E.2d 538
Kirk v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company · 119 S.E.2d 645
Parker v. STATE CAPITAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · 130 S.E.2d 36
Mills v. State Life and Health Insurance Company · 135 S.E.2d 586
Sullivan v. Royal Exchange Assurance · 181 Cal. App. 2d 644
Hansen v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance · 157 S.E.2d 768
Huffman v. OCCIDENTAL LIFE INSURANCE CO. OF RALEIGH · 141 S.E.2d 496
Hale v. Allstate Insurance Company · 344 S.W.2d 430
Kirkley v. Merrimack Mutual Fire Insurance · 59 S.E.2d 629
Thompson v. Mutual Benefit Health & Accident Ass'n · 184 S.E. 695
Squires v. Textile Insurance · 108 S.E.2d 908
Lowe v. Jackson · 140 S.E.2d 1
Bates v. United Security Insurance Company · 163 N.W.2d 390
Lavin Ex Rel. Lavin v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Co. · 391 P.2d 992
Odom v. American Insurance Company · 213 So. 2d 359

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Southern Fire & Cas. Co. v. KIRBY'S GARAGE · 590 S.E.2d 1
Woods v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance · 246 S.E.2d 773
Kruger v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance · 403 S.E.2d 571
Early Settlers Insurance v. Jordan · 217 Va. 462
Cantrell v. Liberty Life Insurance · 68 N.C. App. 651
Waste Management of Carolinas, Inc. v. Peerless Insurance · 340 S.E.2d 374
State Capital Insurance v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance · 350 S.E.2d 66
North Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance v. Mizell · 530 S.E.2d 93
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