State Supreme Court / N.C.

Waste Management of Carolinas, Inc. v. Peerless Insurance

Decided February 18, 1986. Harry C. Martin wrote the opinion for the court.

340 S.E.2d 374 · Cited 288 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.

Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Dingwell · 414 A.2d 220
City of Wilmington v. Pigott · 307 S.E.2d 857
Wachovia Bank & Trust Co. v. Westchester Fire Insurance · 172 S.E.2d 518
Wiggins v. City of Monroe · 326 S.E.2d 39
Kessing v. National Mortgage Corporation · 180 S.E.2d 823
Vassey v. Burch · 269 S.E.2d 137
Grant v. Emmco Insurance · 243 S.E.2d 894
Allstate Insurance v. Klock Oil Co. · 73 A.D.2d 486
Strickland Ex Rel. Steed v. Hughes · 160 S.E.2d 313
Buckeye Union Insurance v. Liberty Solvents & Chemicals Co. · 477 N.E.2d 1227
Steyer v. Westvaco Corp. · 450 F. Supp. 384
York Industrial Center, Inc. v. Michigan Mutual Liability Co. · 155 S.E.2d 501
City of Milwaukee v. Allied Smelting Corp. · 344 N.W.2d 523
Tayloe v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Company · 127 S.E.2d 238
Molton, Allen & Williams, Inc. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance · 347 So. 2d 95
American States Insurance v. Maryland Casualty Co. · 587 F. Supp. 1549
Barmet of Indiana, Inc. v. Security Insurance Group · 425 N.E.2d 201
United States v. Waste Industries · 556 F. Supp. 1301
Mraz v. American Universal Insurance · 616 F. Supp. 1173

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Harleysville Mutual Insurance v. Buzz Off Insect Shield, L.L.C. · 692 S.E.2d 605
North Carolina Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co. v. Cox · 823 S.E.2d 613
Crandell v. American Home Assurance Co. · 644 S.E.2d 604
C. D. Spangler Construction Co. v. Industrial Crankshaft & Engineering Co. · 388 S.E.2d 557
Builders Mutual Insurance v. Mitchell · 709 S.E.2d 528
Builders Mutual Insurance v. North Main Construction, Ltd. · 637 S.E.2d 528
Wm. C. Vick Construction Co. v. Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance · 52 F. Supp. 2d 569
Eubanks v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. · 485 S.E.2d 870
Universal Insurance v. Burton Farm Development Co. · 718 S.E.2d 665
Erie Insurance Exchange v. Builders Mutual Insurance · 227 N.C. App. 238
Wilkins v. American Motorists Insurance · 388 S.E.2d 191
St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co. v. Vigilant Ins. Co. · 724 F. Supp. 1173
Imperial Casualty & Indemnity Co. v. Radiator Specialty Co. · 862 F. Supp. 1437
Bruce-Terminix Company v. Zurich Ins. Co. · 504 S.E.2d 574
Home Indemnity Co. v. Hoechst Celanese Corp. · 128 N.C. App. 189
Holz-Her U.S., Inc. v. United Stated Fidelity & Guaranty Co. · 539 S.E.2d 348
Home Indem. Co. v. Hoechst Celanese Corp. · 494 S.E.2d 774
Wysong and Miles Co. v. Employers of Wausau · 4 F. Supp. 2d 421
Lozada v. Phoenix Insurance · 237 F. Supp. 2d 664
Peerless Insurance v. Strother · 765 F. Supp. 866
Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance v. Triangle Paving, Inc. · 973 F. Supp. 560
Outboard Marine Corp. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance · 607 N.E.2d 1204

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