CNA Casualty of California v. Seaboard Surety Co.

Decided January 14, 1986. Betty Barry-Deal wrote the opinion for the court.

176 Cal. App. 3d 598 · Cited 199 times

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• Gray v. Zurich Insurance Co. · 419 P.2d 168
• Signal Companies, Inc. v. Harbor Ins. Co. · 612 P.2d 889
• Brandt v. Superior Court · 693 P.2d 796
• Fireman's Fund Insurance v. Chasson · 207 Cal. App. 2d 801
• Crane v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. · 485 P.2d 1129
• Continental Casualty Co. v. Zurich Insurance · 57 Cal. 2d 27
• Gray v. Don Miller & Associates, Inc. · 674 P.2d 253
• Clemmer v. Hartford Insurance Co. · 587 P.2d 1098
• In Re Marriage of Mix · 536 P.2d 479
• Ruder & Finn Inc. v. Seaboard Surety Co. · 52 N.Y.2d 663
• Murphy v. Allstate Insurance · 553 P.2d 584
• Barrera v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance · 456 P.2d 674
• Miller v. Elite Insurance · 100 Cal. App. 3d 739
• Remmer v. Glens Falls Indemnity Co. · 140 Cal. App. 2d 84
• Board of Education v. Jack M. · 566 P.2d 602
• Campbell v. Southern Pacific Co. · 583 P.2d 121
• Fresno Economy Import Used Cars, Inc. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. · 76 Cal. App. 3d 272
• Insurance of North America v. Sam Harris Construction Co. · 583 P.2d 1335
• Joyce v. United Insurance Co. of America · 202 Cal. App. 2d 654
• Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Reliance Insurance · 524 P.2d 360
• Albertson v. Raboff · 46 Cal. 2d 375
• Teel v. Gaskill · 25 Cal. 2d 520
• Estate of Teed · 112 Cal. App. 2d 638
• Redevelopment Agency v. City of Berkeley · 80 Cal. App. 3d 158
• Walters v. Marler · 83 Cal. App. 3d 1

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• Armstrong World Industries, Inc. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. · 45 Cal. App. 4th 1
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• Centennial Ins. Co. v. US Fire Ins. Co. · 105 Cal. Rptr. 2d 559
• Hirschberg v. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty · 798 F. Supp. 600
• Chemstar, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance · 797 F. Supp. 1541
• USF Insurance v. Clarendon America Insurance · 452 F. Supp. 2d 972
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• Merchants Co. v. American Motorists Insurance · 794 F. Supp. 611
• Keating v. National Union Fire Insurance · 754 F. Supp. 1431
• California Fair Plan Assn. v. Politi · 220 Cal. App. 3d 1612
• Transport Indemnity Co. v. Aerojet General Corp. · 202 Cal. App. 3d 1184
• Horace Mann Ins. Co. v. Barbara B. · 846 P.2d 792
• Ringler Associates Inc. v. Maryland Casualty Co. · 96 Cal. Rptr. 2d 136
• Devin v. United Services Automobile Ass'n · 6 Cal. App. 4th 1149
• John Deere Insurance v. Shamrock Industries, Inc. · 696 F. Supp. 434
• Sentex Systems, Inc. v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. · 882 F. Supp. 930
• Dogloo, Inc. v. Northern Ins. Co. of New York · 907 F. Supp. 1383
• Align Technology, Inc. v. Federal Insurance · 673 F. Supp. 2d 957
• American Economy Insurance v. Reboans, Inc. · 852 F. Supp. 875

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