State Supreme Court / Ill.

Western Casualty & Surety Co. v. Brochu

Decided February 22, 1985. Thomas J. Moran wrote the opinion for the court.

475 N.E.2d 872 · Cited 325 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.

Weedo v. Stone-E-Brick, Inc. · 405 A.2d 788
Haugan v. Home Indemnity Company · 197 N.W.2d 18
St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. Coss · 80 Cal. App. 3d 888
Maryland Casualty Co. v. Peppers · 355 N.E.2d 24
Commercial Union Assurance Companies v. Gollan · 118 N.H. 744
United States Fire Insurance v. Schnackenberg · 429 N.E.2d 1203
Dora Township v. Indiana Insurance Co. · 400 N.E.2d 921
Federal Insurance Company v. PAT Homes, Inc. · 547 P.2d 1050
Cobbins v. General Accident Fire & Life Assurance Corp. · 290 N.E.2d 873
Weiss v. Bituminous Casualty Corp. · 319 N.E.2d 491
Stillwater Condominium Ass'n v. American Home Assurance Co. · 508 F. Supp. 1075
Menke v. Country Mutual Insurance Co. · 401 N.E.2d 539
Baybutt Construction Corp. v. Commercial Union Insurance · 455 A.2d 914
Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Case Foundation Co. · 294 N.E.2d 7
Shell Oil Co. v. Department of Revenue · 449 N.E.2d 65
Indiana Insurance v. DeZutti · 408 N.E.2d 1275
U. S. Fire Insurance Co. v. Colver · 600 P.2d 1
Econo Lease, Inc. v. Noffsinger · 349 N.E.2d 1
Applegren v. Milbank Mutual Insurance Co. · 268 N.W.2d 114
Vernon Williams & Son Construction, Inc. v. Continental Insurance Co. · 591 S.W.2d 760
John T. Dempsey Public Administrator v. National Life & Accident Insurance · 88 N.E.2d 874
Consumers Construction Co. v. American Motorists Insurance · 254 N.E.2d 265
BOARD OF EDUCATION OF TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL DIST. v. Kusper · 442 N.E.2d 179

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