Continental Casualty Co. v. Zurich Insurance

Decided November 27, 1961. B Rey Schauer wrote the opinion for the court.

57 Cal. 2d 27 · Cited 182 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.

• Exchange Casualty & Surety Co. v. Scott · 56 Cal. 2d 613
• McConnell v. Underwriters at Lloyds · 365 P.2d 418
• Continental Casualty Co. v. Phoenix Construction Co. · 46 Cal. 2d 423
• Columbia Southern Chemical Corp. v. Manufacturers & Wholesalers Indemnity Exchange · 190 Cal. App. 2d 194
• Prickett v. Royal Ins. Co. Ltd. · 56 Cal. 2d 234
• Financial Indemnity Co. v. Colonial Insurance · 132 Cal. App. 2d 207
• Freedman v. Queen Insurance · 56 Cal. 2d 454
• Pacific Indemnity Co. v. California State Automobile Ass'n · 190 Cal. App. 2d 293
• Arenson v. National Automobile & Casualty Insurance · 45 Cal. 2d 81
• American Automobile Insurance Co. v. Republic Indemnity Co. · 52 Cal. 2d 507
• Employers Mutual Liability Insurance v. Pacific Indemnity Co. · 167 Cal. App. 2d 369
• Truck Insurance Exchange v. Torres · 193 Cal. App. 2d 483
• Oil Base, Inc. v. Transport Indemnity Co. · 299 P.2d 952
• Scudder v. Perce · 114 P. 571
• Bituminous Cas. Corp. v. Travelers Ins. Co. · 122 F. Supp. 197
• Arenson v. National Automobile & Casualty Insurance · 310 P.2d 961
• Massachusetts Bonding & Insurance v. Car & General Insurance · 152 F. Supp. 477

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• American Simmental Ass'n v. Coregis Insurance · 107 F. Supp. 2d 1064
• Signal Companies, Inc. v. Harbor Ins. Co. · 612 P.2d 889
• Fireman's Fund Insurance v. Maryland Casualty Co. · 65 Cal. App. 4th 1279
• Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Mutual of Enumclaw Insurance · 826 P.2d 1315
• Buss v. Superior Court · 16 Cal. 4th 35
• Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyds of London · 56 Cal. App. 3d 791
• California Food Service Corp. v. Great American Insurance · 130 Cal. App. 3d 892
• Employers Casualty Co. v. Transport Insurance Co. · 444 S.W.2d 606
• Marwell Construction, Inc. v. Underwriters at Lloyd's, London · 465 P.2d 298
• Truck Insurance Exchange v. Webb · 256 Cal. App. 2d 140
• United States Steel Corp. v. Transport Indemnity Co. · 241 Cal. App. 2d 461
• Continental Casualty Co. v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. · 213 Cal. App. 2d 78
• Monolith Portland Cement Co. v. American Home Assurance Co. · 273 Cal. App. 2d 115
• MILLERS'MUT. INS. v. Iowa Nat. Mut. Ins. Co. · 618 F. Supp. 301
• Church Mutual Insurance Co. v. Smith · 509 N.W.2d 274
• Maryland Casualty Co. v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance · 77 N.M. 21
• Cotter Corp. v. American Empire Surplus Lines Insurance Co. · 90 P.3d 814
• Universal Underwriters Ins. Co. v. AETNA INS. CO. OF HARTFORD · 249 Cal. App. 2d 144
• Glens Falls Ins. Co. v. Consolidated Freightways · 242 Cal. App. 2d 774
• Centennial Ins. Co. v. US Fire Ins. Co. · 105 Cal. Rptr. 2d 559
• Hartford Accident & Indem. Co. v. Pac. Indem. Co. · 249 Cal. App. 2d 432
• Insurance Co. of North America v. Liberty Mutual Insurance · 128 Cal. App. 3d 297
• Miller v. Western Pioneer Insurance · 237 Cal. App. 2d 138
• Glens Falls Insurance v. Consolidated Freightways · 242 Cal. App. 2d 774
• CNA Casualty of California v. Seaboard Surety Co. · 176 Cal. App. 3d 598

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