Miller v. Shugart

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that “the insureds did not breach their duty to cooperate with the insurer, which was then contesting coverage, by settling directly with the plaintiff”
• holding that insurer did not repudiate contract by seeking a determination of coverage
• holding when an insured settles directly with the plaintiff, the plaintiff may seek to collect from the provider
• noting that the burden of proof is on the plaintiff to prove that the settlement is reasonable and prudent, which involves a \consideration of the facts bearing on the liability and damage aspects of the plaintiff's claim\
• noting that the burden of proof is on the plaintiff to prove that the settlement is reasonable and prudent, which involves a \consideration of the facts bearing on the liability and damage aspects of the plaintiff's claim\
• stating that plaintiff had burden of proving settlement was reasonable and prudent

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

213 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• American Physicians Insurance Exchange v. Garcia
  Texas Supreme Court· 1994-06-08· cited 312×
• Waste Management, Inc. v. International Surplus Lines Insurance
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1991-05-20· cited 277×
• Safeco Insurance Co. of America v. Butler
  Washington Supreme Court· 1992-02-06· cited 260×
• United Services Automobile Ass'n v. Morris
  Arizona Supreme Court· 1987-06-16· cited 160×
• Glenn v. Fleming
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 1990-09-28· cited 151×
• Arizona Property & Casualty Insurance Guaranty Fund v. Helme
  Arizona Supreme Court· 1987-03-26· cited 123×
• Board of Regents v. Royal Insurance Co. of America
  Supreme Court of Minnesota· 1994-06-17· cited 105×
• Red Giant Oil Co. v. Lawlor
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1995-03-29· cited 103×
• Guillen Ex Rel. Guillen v. Potomac Ins. Co.
  Illinois Supreme Court· 2003-01-24· cited 97×
• Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Bloomington Steel & Supply Co.
  Supreme Court of Minnesota· 2006-08-03· cited 94×
• Kobbeman v. Oleson
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 1998-02-25· cited 84×
• Steil v. FLA. PHYSICIANS'INS. RECIPROCAL
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1984-04-13· cited 82×
• Gab Business Services, Inc., Cross v. Syndicate 627, James Neil, Eric Butcher, Cross
  Eleventh Circuit· 1987-02-12· cited 77×
• Chaussee v. Maryland Casualty Co.
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1991-06-27· cited 77×
• Black v. Goodwin, Loomis & Britton, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1996-08-20· cited 75×
• Garvis v. Employers Mutual Casualty Co.
  Supreme Court of Minnesota· 1993-03-19· cited 71×
• Gulf Insurance Co. v. Noble Broadcast
  Supreme Court of Missouri· 1997-01-21· cited 64×
• Bob Useldinger & Sons, Inc. v. Hangsleben
  Supreme Court of Minnesota· 1993-08-27· cited 62×
• Crist v. Hunan Palace, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 2004-05-14· cited 61×
• Joseph L. Koehnen v. Herald Fire Insurance Company, Defendant/garnishee--Appellee, Rachel Sarah Paul
  Eighth Circuit· 1996-07-11· cited 60×

Cites

8 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Polk County v. Dodson
  Supreme Court· 1981-12-14· cited 4,924×
• Ralph E. Coblentz, as Administrator, D.B.N. Of the Estate of Edward Thomas Coblentz, Deceased v. American Surety Company of New York
  Fifth Circuit· 1969-10-10· cited 127×
• Prahm v. Rupp Construction Co.
  Supreme Court of Minnesota· 1979-03-23· cited 109×
• Butler Bros. v. American Fidelity Co.
  Supreme Court of Minnesota· 1913-01-03· cited 80×
• Juvland v. Plaisance
  Supreme Court of Minnesota· 1959-05-01· cited 25×
• City of Spencer Ex Rel. Spencer Municipal Utilities v. Hawkeye Security Insurance Co.
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1974-03-27· cited 20×
• NORTHWESTERN NAT. BANK, ETC. v. Hilton & Associates
  Supreme Court of Minnesota· 1965-07-16· cited 7×
• Hackney v. Wollaston
  Supreme Court of Minnesota· 1898-06-28· cited 2×