Delgado v. Heritage Life Insurance

Decided June 18, 1984. Eugene McClosky wrote the opinion for the court.

157 Cal. App. 3d 262 · Cited 82 times

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• Neal v. Farmers Insurance Exchange · 582 P.2d 980
• Fletcher v. Western National Life Insurance · 10 Cal. App. 3d 376
• Taylor v. Superior Court · 598 P.2d 854
• Silberg v. California Life Insurance · 521 P.2d 1103
• O'Keefe v. South End Rowing Club · 64 Cal. 2d 729
• Holz Rubber Co., Inc. v. American Star Ins. Co. · 533 P.2d 1055
• Willden v. Washington National Insurance · 557 P.2d 501
• Gruenberg v. Aetna Insurance · 510 P.2d 1032
• Harris v. Glens Falls Insurance · 493 P.2d 861
• Beck v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance · 54 Cal. App. 3d 347
• Schilk v. Benefit Trust Life Insurance · 273 Cal. App. 2d 302
• Harabedian v. Zurich Insurance · 218 Cal. App. 2d 702
• Egan v. Mutual of Omaha Insurance · 598 P.2d 452
• Redevelopment Agency v. City of Berkeley · 80 Cal. App. 3d 158
• Ponder v. Blue Cross of Southern California · 145 Cal. App. 3d 709
• Betts v. Allstate Insurance · 154 Cal. App. 3d 688
• Lasry v. Lederman · 147 Cal. App. 2d 480
• Ferrell v. Southern Nevada Off-Road Enthusiasts, Ltd. · 147 Cal. App. 3d 309
• Morgenroth v. Pacific Medical Center, Inc. · 54 Cal. App. 3d 521
• Austero v. Washington National Insurance · 132 Cal. App. 3d 408
• Otter v. General Insurance of America · 34 Cal. App. 3d 940
• McBride v. Farmers Insurance Group · 130 Cal. App. 3d 258
• Rullman v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance · 8 Cal. App. 3d 606
• Mason v. Mercury Casualty Co. · 64 Cal. App. 3d 471

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• Transportation Insurance Co. v. Moriel · 879 S.W.2d 10
• Love v. Fire Insurance Exchange · 221 Cal. App. 3d 1136
• Producers Dairy Delivery Co. v. Sentry Insurance · 718 P.2d 920
• Armstrong World Industries, Inc. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. · 45 Cal. App. 4th 1
• Samura v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. · 17 Cal. App. 4th 1284
• Lebas Fashion Imports of USA, Inc. v. ITT Hartford Insurance Group · 50 Cal. App. 4th 548
• 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
• Fragomeno v. Insurance Co. of the West · 207 Cal. App. 3d 822
• Mariscal v. Old Republic Life Insurance · 42 Cal. App. 4th 1617
• American States Insurance v. Canyon Creek · 786 F. Supp. 821
• American Star Insurance Co. v. Insurance Co. of the West · 232 Cal. App. 3d 1320
• National Union Fire Insurance v. Lynette C. · 228 Cal. App. 3d 1073
• St. Paul Mercury Insurance v. Frontier Pacific Insurance · 4 Cal. Rptr. 3d 416
• Old Republic Ins. Co. v. Superior Court of L.A. Cty. · 77 Cal. Rptr. 2d 642
• Castro v. Fireman's Fund American Life Insurance · 206 Cal. App. 3d 1114
• Suarez v. Life Insurance Co. of North America · 206 Cal. App. 3d 1396
• Mission National Insurance v. Coachella Valley Water District · 210 Cal. App. 3d 484
• De May v. Interinsurance Exchange of Automobile Club · 32 Cal. App. 4th 1133
• Du Mortier v. Massachusetts General Life Insurance · 805 F. Supp. 816
• Lick Mill Creek Apartments v. Chicago Title Insurance · 231 Cal. App. 3d 1654
• Horace Mann Insurance v. Analisa N. · 214 Cal. App. 3d 850

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