Pervis v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.

Pervis v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co., 498 U.S. 899 (1990)

Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Decided: October 9, 1990
Docket: No. 90-320
Citations: 498 U.S. 899111 S. Ct. 255112 L. Ed. 2d 21359 U.S.L.W. 32761990 U.S. LEXIS 5179

Cited by 45 4 descriptions by later courts

Opinion of the Court

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C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied.

How later courts describe this case

Explanatory parentheticals written by citing courts — 4 in all; the most informative distinct ones are shown.

(court may deny plaintiffs motion for voluntary dismissal and then dismiss for failure to prosecute)

Palmieri v. Defaria, 88 F.3d 136 (2d Cir. 1996)
(policy provision requiring the insured to take an examination under oath was a condition precedent to suit and that noncompliance constituted a material breach justifying the entry of summary judgment)

Goldman v. State Farm Fire Gen. Ins. Co., 660 So. 2d 300 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995)
(“[A] general objection stating no grounds is insufficient under Rule 51.”)

Kostelec v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co., 64 F.3d 1220 (8th Cir. 1995)

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State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Curran83 So. 3d 793 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2011)
United States v. One Hundred Thirty Thousand Fifty-Two Dollars ($130,052.00) in United States Currency909 F. Supp. 1506 (M.D. Ala. 1995)
Nicks v. State Of Missouri67 F.3d 699 (8th Cir. 1995)
State Farm Indemnity Co. v. Warrington795 A.2d 324 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2002)
United States v. 2730 Highway 31909 F. Supp. 1450 (M.D. Ala. 1995)
Palmieri v. Defaria88 F.3d 136 (2d Cir. 1996)

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Beer v. John Hancock Life Insurance211 F.R.D. 67 (N.D.N.Y. 2002)

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