Betts v. Allstate Insurance

Decided April 18, 1984. Robert O. Staniforth wrote the opinion for the court.

154 Cal. App. 3d 688 · Cited 76 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.

• Neal v. Farmers Insurance Exchange · 582 P.2d 980
• Egan v. Mutual of Omaha Insurance · 598 P.2d 452
• Comunale v. Traders & General Insurance · 50 Cal. 2d 654
• Crisci v. Security Insurance · 66 Cal. 2d 425
• Lysick v. Walcom · 258 Cal. App. 2d 136
• Gruenberg v. Aetna Insurance · 510 P.2d 1032
• Bertero v. National General Corp. · 529 P.2d 608
• Silberg v. California Life Insurance · 521 P.2d 1103
• Murphy v. Allstate Insurance · 553 P.2d 584
• Johansen v. California State Automobile Ass'n Inter-Insurance Bureau · 538 P.2d 744
• Burnett v. National Enquirer, Inc. · 144 Cal. App. 3d 991
• Lucas v. Hamm · 56 Cal. 2d 583
• Molien v. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · 616 P.2d 813
• Wetherbee v. United Ins. Co. of America · 18 Cal. App. 3d 266
• Klemm v. Superior Court · 75 Cal. App. 3d 893
• Vossler v. Richards Manufacturing Co. · 143 Cal. App. 3d 952
• Grimshaw v. Ford Motor Co. · 119 Cal. App. 3d 757
• Merritt v. Reserve Insurance · 34 Cal. App. 3d 858
• Anderson v. Eaton · 293 P. 788
• American Mutual Liability Insurance Co. v. Superior Court · 38 Cal. App. 3d 579
• Ishmael v. Millington · 241 Cal. App. 2d 520
• Wright v. Williams · 47 Cal. App. 3d 802
• Zhadan v. Downtown L.A. Motors · 66 Cal. App. 3d 481
• Rosener v. Sears, Roebuck & Co. · 110 Cal. App. 3d 740
• Shapero v. Allstate Insurance · 14 Cal. App. 3d 433

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• Purdy v. Pacific Automobile Insurance · 157 Cal. App. 3d 59
• Lincoln General Insurance v. Access Claims Administrators, Inc. · 596 F. Supp. 2d 1351
• State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Superior Court · 216 Cal. App. 3d 1222
• Schwartz v. Twin City Fire Insurance · 492 F. Supp. 2d 308
• Shade Foods, Inc. v. Innovative Products Sales & Marketing, Inc. · 93 Cal. Rptr. 2d 364
• Walbrook Insurance v. Liberty Mutual Insurance · 5 Cal. App. 4th 1445
• Stalberg v. Western Title Insurance · 230 Cal. App. 3d 1223
• Maynard v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. · 902 P.2d 1328
• McGee v. Tucoemas Federal Credit Union · 63 Cal. Rptr. 3d 808
• Tomaselli v. Transamerica Insurance · 25 Cal. App. 4th 1269
• Stanley v. Richmond · 35 Cal. App. 4th 1070
• Allstate Insurance v. Madan · 889 F. Supp. 374
• Delgado v. Heritage Life Insurance · 157 Cal. App. 3d 262
• Koehrer v. Superior Court · 181 Cal. App. 3d 1155
• Stevens v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. · 49 Cal. App. 4th 1645
• Merenda v. Superior Court · 3 Cal. App. 4th 1
• Gainsco Insurance Co. v. Amoco Production Co. · 2002 WY 122
• Smith v. Superior Court · 10 Cal. App. 4th 1033
• Barney v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. · 185 Cal. App. 3d 966
• Dynamic Concepts, Inc. v. Truck Insurance Exchange · 61 Cal. App. 4th 999
• Graciano v. Mercury Gen. Corp. CA4/1 · 231 Cal. App. 4th 414
• State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Cooperative of American Physicians, Inc. · 163 Cal. App. 3d 199
• Barickman v. Mercury Casualty Co. CA2/7 · 2 Cal. App. 5th 508
• Eigner v. Worthington · 57 Cal. App. 4th 188

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