State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Downey Venture v. LMI Ins. Co.

Decided September 1, 1998. H Walter Croskey wrote the opinion for the court.

78 Cal. Rptr. 2d 142 · Cited 155 times

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Sheldon Appel Co. v. Albert & Oliker · 765 P.2d 498
Maxon v. Security Insurance of New Haven Connecticut · 214 Cal. App. 2d 603
State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Drasin · 152 Cal. App. 3d 864
Gray v. Zurich Insurance Co. · 419 P.2d 168
Bertero v. National General Corp. · 529 P.2d 608
Albertson v. Raboff · 46 Cal. 2d 375
J. C. Penney Casualty Insurance v. M. K. · 804 P.2d 689
Tomerlin v. Canadian Indemnity Co. · 61 Cal. 2d 638
B & E Convalescent Center v. State Compensation Insurance Fund · 8 Cal. App. 4th 78
California Casualty Management Co. v. Martocchio · 11 Cal. App. 4th 1527
Williams v. Coombs · 179 Cal. App. 3d 626
Buss v. Superior Court · 16 Cal. 4th 35
Clemmer v. Hartford Insurance Co. · 587 P.2d 1098
Leonardini v. Shell Oil Co. · 216 Cal. App. 3d 547
Tool Research & Engineering Corp. v. Henigson · 46 Cal. App. 3d 675
Bank of the West v. Superior Court · 833 P.2d 545
Lazar v. Superior Court · 909 P.2d 981
Montrose Chemical Corp. v. Superior Court · 861 P.2d 1153
Horace Mann Ins. Co. v. Barbara B. · 846 P.2d 792
Mary M. v. City of Los Angeles · 814 P.2d 1341
Shell Oil Co. v. Winterthur Swiss Insurance · 12 Cal. App. 4th 715
Lisa M. v. Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital · 907 P.2d 358
Johansen v. California State Automobile Ass'n Inter-Insurance Bureau · 538 P.2d 744
Hogan v. Midland National Insurance · 476 P.2d 825
Sosinsky v. Grant · 6 Cal. App. 4th 1548

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