Wells v. Allstate Ins. Co.

Decided June 23, 1987. Burrel J. Carter wrote the opinion for the court.

510 So. 2d 763 · Cited 51 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.

• Arceneaux v. Domingue · 365 So. 2d 1330
• Canter v. Koehring Company · 283 So. 2d 716
• State v. Landry · 388 So. 2d 699
• Broussard v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co. · 188 So. 2d 111
• Bowman v. New Orleans Public Service, Inc. · 410 So. 2d 270
• Gould v. State Through La. Dept. of Correct. · 435 So. 2d 540
• Dickerson v. Zurich-American Ins. Co. · 479 So. 2d 571
• Boudreaux v. Terrebonne Parish Police Jury · 477 So. 2d 1235
• Stevens v. Gulf American Fire & Casualty Company · 317 So. 2d 199
• Duplechien v. McNabb · 260 So. 2d 789
• West v. Ryder Truck Lines, Inc. · 218 So. 2d 106
• Long v. Panther Airboat Corp. · 453 So. 2d 304
• Hall v. Mid-American Cas. Co. · 413 So. 2d 640

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