Barnett v. Fireman's Fund Insurance

Decided June 4, 2001. Alex C. McDonald wrote the opinion for the court.

108 Cal. Rptr. 2d 657 · Cited 92 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.

• Milazo v. Gulf Insurance · 224 Cal. App. 3d 1528
• Montrose Chemical Corp. v. Superior Court · 861 P.2d 1153
• Gray v. Zurich Insurance Co. · 419 P.2d 168
• Horace Mann Ins. Co. v. Barbara B. · 846 P.2d 792
• Gunderson v. Fire Insurance Exchange · 37 Cal. App. 4th 1106
• Lomes v. Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. · 105 Cal. Rptr. 2d 471
• Republic Indemnity Co. v. Schofield · 47 Cal. App. 4th 220
• Blank v. Kirwan · 703 P.2d 58
• Bank of the West v. Superior Court · 833 P.2d 545
• CNA Casualty of California v. Seaboard Surety Co. · 176 Cal. App. 3d 598
• Dills v. Redwoods Associates, Ltd. · 28 Cal. App. 4th 888
• Weitzenkorn v. Lesser · 40 Cal. 2d 778
• Fibreboard Corp. v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. · 16 Cal. App. 4th 492
• Marshall v. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher · 37 Cal. App. 4th 1397
• Dodd v. Citizens Bank of Costa Mesa · 222 Cal. App. 3d 1624
• Western Mutual Ins. Co. v. Yamamoto · 29 Cal. App. 4th 1474
• Ray v. Farmers Insurance Exchange · 200 Cal. App. 3d 1411
• Century Transit Systems, Inc. v. American Empire Surplus Lines Insurance · 42 Cal. App. 4th 121
• Truck Ins. Exchange v. Bennett · 53 Cal. App. 4th 75
• Alex Robertson Co. v. Imperial Casualty & Indemnity Co. · 8 Cal. App. 4th 338
• Transamerica Insurance v. Sayble · 193 Cal. App. 3d 1562
• Weikel v. TCW Realty Fund II Holding Co. · 55 Cal. App. 4th 1234
• Union Oil Co. v. International Insurance Co. · 37 Cal. App. 4th 930
• Conrad v. Medical Bd. of California · 48 Cal. App. 4th 1038
• Plate v. Sun-Diamond Growers · 225 Cal. App. 3d 1115

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• Schauer v. Mandarin Gems of California, Inc. · 23 Cal. Rptr. 3d 233
• Swain v. California Casualty Insurance Co. · 120 Cal. Rptr. 2d 808
• Performance Plastering v. Richmond American Homes of California, Inc. · 63 Cal. Rptr. 3d 537
• Morris v. Redwood Empire Bancorp · 27 Cal. Rptr. 3d 797
• Boschma v. Home Loan Center, Inc. · 198 Cal. App. 4th 230
• SC MANUFACTURED HOMES, INC. v. Liebert · 76 Cal. Rptr. 3d 73
• Foxen v. Carpenter · 6 Cal. App. 5th 284
• August Entertainment, Inc. v. Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance · 52 Cal. Rptr. 3d 908
• Sofranek v. County of Merced · 53 Cal. Rptr. 3d 426
• USF Insurance v. Clarendon America Insurance · 452 F. Supp. 2d 972
• Travelers Property Casualty Co. of America v. Charlotte Russe Holding, Inc. · 207 Cal. App. 4th 969
• Brown v. Professional Community Management, Inc. · 25 Cal. Rptr. 3d 617
• Shanahan v. State Farm General Insurance · 193 Cal. App. 4th 780
• Chisom v. Bd. of Retirement of County of Fresno Employees Retirement Assn. CA5 · 218 Cal. App. 4th 400
• Yousuf v. Cohlmia · 718 F. Supp. 2d 1279
• Stone v. Hartford Casualty Co. · 470 F. Supp. 2d 1088
• Rosen v. State Farm Gen. Ins. Co. · 120 Cal. Rptr. 2d 373
• Brucia v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity · 307 F. Supp. 2d 1079

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