State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Abellon v. Hartford Insurance

Decided April 17, 1985. Robert O. Staniforth wrote the opinion for the court.

167 Cal. App. 3d 21 · Cited 58 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.

Rodriguez v. Bethlehem Steel Corp. · 525 P.2d 669
United Services Automobile Assn. v. Warner · 64 Cal. App. 3d 957
Molien v. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · 616 P.2d 813
Steven v. Fidelity & Casualty Co. · 377 P.2d 284
Employers Casualty Insurance v. Foust · 29 Cal. App. 3d 382
Continental Casualty Co. v. Phoenix Construction Co. · 46 Cal. 2d 423
Alcorn v. Anbro Engineering, Inc. · 468 P.2d 216
Vanoni v. Western Airlines · 247 Cal. App. 2d 793
Miller v. Elite Insurance · 100 Cal. App. 3d 739
Perkins v. Fireman's Fund Indemnity Co. · 44 Cal. App. 2d 427
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Ball · 127 Cal. App. 3d 568
Stewart v. Estate of Bohnert · 101 Cal. App. 3d 978
Government Employees Insurance v. Kinyon · 119 Cal. App. 3d 213
Wilkins v. Sawyer · 232 Cal. App. 2d 458

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Daley v. United Services Automobile Ass'n · 541 A.2d 632
Hauser v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance · 205 Cal. App. 3d 843
Keating v. National Union Fire Insurance · 754 F. Supp. 1431
Aim Insurance Co. v. Culcasi · 229 Cal. App. 3d 209
Wesfield Insurance Co. v. DeSimone · 201 Cal. App. 3d 598
Lepic Ex Rel. Lepic v. Iowa Mutual Insurance Co. · 402 N.W.2d 758
Fitzgerald v. Congleton · 583 A.2d 595
Stillman v. American Family Insurance · 785 P.2d 114
United Services Automobile Assn. v. Lilly · 217 Cal. App. 3d 1396
Safeco Insurance Co. of America v. Simmons · 642 F. Supp. 305
Gonzales v. Allstate Insurance · 921 P.2d 944
Interinsurance Exchange v. Campbell · 187 Cal. App. 3d 242
Chatton v. National Union Fire Insurance · 10 Cal. App. 4th 846
Mid-Century Insurance v. Bash · 211 Cal. App. 3d 431
Wright v. Fireman's Fund Ins. Companies · 11 Cal. App. 4th 998
McGovern v. Williams · 741 S.W.2d 373
State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Westchester Investment Co. · 721 F. Supp. 1165
SL Industries, Inc. v. American Motorists Insurance · 607 A.2d 1266
Dyer v. Northbrook Property & Casualty Insurance · 210 Cal. App. 3d 1540
Atkins v. Strayhorn · 223 Cal. App. 3d 1380
Bain v. Gleason · 726 P.2d 1153
Littlefield v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. · 857 P.2d 65

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