State Supreme Court / Cal.

Wildman v. Government Employees Insurance Co.

Decided February 19, 1957. Jesse W. Carter wrote the opinion for the court.

48 Cal. 2d 31 · Cited 192 times

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Precedents cited

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.

Continental Casualty Co. v. Phoenix Construction Co. · 46 Cal. 2d 423
Hynding v. Home Accident Insurance · 7 P.2d 999
Island v. Fireman's Fund Indemnity Co. · 30 Cal. 2d 541
Souza v. Corti · 22 Cal. 2d 454
Arenson v. National Automobile & Casualty Insurance · 45 Cal. 2d 81
Malmgren v. Southwestern Automobile Insurance · 255 P. 512
Norris v. Pacific Indemnity Co. · 39 Cal. 2d 420
Coit v. Jefferson Standard Life Insurance · 28 Cal. 2d 1
Olds v. General Accident Fire & Life Assurance Corp. · 67 Cal. App. 2d 812
Bias v. Ohio Farmers Indemnity Co. · 28 Cal. App. 2d 14
Hobson v. Mutual Benefit Health & Accident Assn. · 99 Cal. App. 2d 330
Western MacHinery Co. v. Bankers Indemnity Insurance · 10 Cal. 2d 488
Northwest Casualty Co. v. Legg · 91 Cal. App. 2d 19
Belt Casualty Co. v. Furman · 23 P.2d 293
Pigg v. International Indemnity Co. · 261 P. 486
Ocean Accident & Guarantee Corp. v. Industrial Accident Commission · 228 P. 1
Miller v. United Insurance · 113 Cal. App. 2d 493

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Hughes v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. · 236 N.W.2d 870
Pacific Employers Insurance v. Maryland Casualty Co. · 65 Cal. 2d 318
Globe Indemnity Co. v. Universal Underwriters Insurance · 201 Cal. App. 2d 9
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State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Allstate Insurance · 9 Cal. App. 3d 508
Hendricks v. Meritplan Insurance · 205 Cal. App. 2d 133
Contreras v. America, Compania General De Seguros · 48 Cal. App. 3d 270
Atlantic National Insurance v. Armstrong · 65 Cal. 2d 100
Utah Property & Casualty Insurance Guaranty Ass'n v. United Services Automobile Ass'n · 230 Cal. App. 3d 1010
Metz v. Universal Underwriters Insurance · 513 P.2d 922
Glens Falls Insurance v. Globe Indemnity Co. · 276 Cal. App. 2d 643
Associated Indemnity Corp. v. King · 33 Cal. App. 3d 470
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Flynt · 17 Cal. App. 3d 538
Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Colonial Insurance · 242 Cal. App. 2d 227
Grubb v. Ranger Insurance · 77 Cal. App. 3d 526
Herzog v. National American Insurance · 465 P.2d 841
Wheeling v. Financial Indemnity Co. · 201 Cal. App. 2d 36
National Indemnity Co. v. Manley · 53 Cal. App. 3d 126
Garcia v. Gallo · 176 Cal. App. 2d 658
Martinez v. All-State Insurance Co. · 261 Cal. App. 2d 754
Landeros v. Torres · 206 Cal. App. 4th 398
Jenkins v. Mayflower Insurance Exchange · 380 P.2d 145

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