Wood v. American Family Mutual Insurance

Decided March 9, 1989. Louis J. Ceci wrote the opinion for the court.

436 N.W.2d 594 · Cited 94 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.

• Welch v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance · 361 N.W.2d 680
• Schwochert v. American Family Mutual Ins. · 407 N.W.2d 525
• Vidmar v. American Family Mutual Insurance · 312 N.W.2d 129
• Vogt v. Schroeder · 383 N.W.2d 876
• Gross v. Lloyds of London Insurance · 358 N.W.2d 266
• Kuehn v. Safeco Insurance Co. of America · 412 N.W.2d 126
• Garriguenc v. Love · 226 N.W.2d 414
• Tahtinen v. MSI Insurance · 361 N.W.2d 673
• Shands v. Castrovinci · 340 N.W.2d 506
• Dobbs v. Joint School District No. 3 · 285 N.W.2d 604
• Paape v. Northern Assurance Co. of America · 416 N.W.2d 665
• Ehlers v. Colonial Penn Insurance · 259 N.W.2d 718
• Landvatter v. Globe Security Insurance · 300 N.W.2d 875
• In Interest of G. & Lp · 119 Wis. 2d 349
• City of Waukesha v. Salbashian · 128 Wis. 2d 334
• State Ex Rel. Melentowich v. Klink · 321 N.W.2d 272
• Davison v. Wilson · 239 N.W.2d 38

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• Smith v. Atlantic Mutual Insurance · 444 N.W.2d 465
• Gurney v. Heritage Mutual Insurance · 515 N.W.2d 526
• Taylor v. Greatway Insurance · 2000 WI App 64
• Matthiesen v. Continental Casualty Co. · 532 N.W.2d 729
• Schwochert v. American Family Mutual Insurance Co. · 494 N.W.2d 201
• Sweeney Ex Rel. Ross v. General Casualty Co. of Wisconsin · 582 N.W.2d 735
• Anderson v. American Family Mutual Insurance · 178 Wis. 2d 835
• Dowhower v. West Bend Mutual Insurance · 2000 WI 73
• Grotelueschen Ex Rel. Doherty v. American Family Mutual Insurance · 472 N.W.2d 544
• Schwochert v. American Family Mutual Insurance · 479 N.W.2d 190
• West Bend Mutual Insurance v. Playman · 489 N.W.2d 915
• Krause v. Massachusetts Bay Ins. Co. · 468 N.W.2d 755
• Smith v. Atlantic Mutual Insurance · 456 N.W.2d 597
• Filing v. Commercial Union Midwest Insurance · 579 N.W.2d 65
• Badger Mutual Insurance v. Schmitz · 2002 WI 98
• Agnew v. American Family Mutual Insurance · 441 N.W.2d 222
• Keane v. Auto-Owners Insurance Co. · 464 N.W.2d 830
• Hull v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance · 586 N.W.2d 863
• Erdman v. Jovoco, Inc. · 173 Wis. 2d 273
• Taylor v. Greatway Insurance · 2001 WI 93
• Score v. American Family Mutual Insurance Co. · 538 N.W.2d 206
• Industrial Risk Insurers & Quad Graphics, Inc. v. American Engineering Testing, Inc. · 2009 WI App 62
• State Automobile Mutual Insurance v. Youler · 396 S.E.2d 737
• State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Gillette · 2002 WI 31
• General Casualty Co. of Wisconsin v. Hills · 561 N.W.2d 718

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