Gibson v. Government Employees Insurance

Decided December 5, 1984. Charles F. Hamlin wrote the opinion for the court.

162 Cal. App. 3d 441 · Cited 52 times

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• Gruenberg v. Aetna Insurance · 510 P.2d 1032
• Farmers Insurance Exchange v. Cocking · 628 P.2d 1
• Egan v. Mutual of Omaha Insurance · 598 P.2d 452
• Reserve Insurance Co. v. Pisciotta · 640 P.2d 764
• Neal v. Farmers Insurance Exchange · 582 P.2d 980
• Merritt v. Reserve Insurance · 34 Cal. App. 3d 858
• Barbara A. v. John G. · 145 Cal. App. 3d 369
• Fresno Economy Import Used Cars, Inc. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. · 76 Cal. App. 3d 272
• Spindle v. Chubb/Pacific Indemnity Group · 89 Cal. App. 3d 706
• Black v. Shearson, Hammill & Co. · 266 Cal. App. 2d 362
• Travelers Insurance v. Bouzer · 39 Cal. App. 3d 992
• Greene v. Safeco Insurance of America · 140 Cal. App. 3d 535
• Comunale v. Traders & General Insurance · 50 Cal. 2d 654
• Crisci v. Security Insurance · 66 Cal. 2d 425
• MFA Mutual Insurance Co. v. Flint · 574 S.W.2d 718
• Pellerin v. Cashway Pharmacy of Franklin, Inc. · 396 So. 2d 371

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• Mullins v. Commonwealth Life Insurance Co. · 839 S.W.2d 245
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• State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Superior Court · 216 Cal. App. 3d 1222
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• Doctors' Co. v. Superior Court · 775 P.2d 508
• Racine & Laramie, Ltd. v. Department of Parks & Recreation · 11 Cal. App. 4th 1026
• Desai v. Farmers Insurance Exchange · 47 Cal. App. 4th 1110
• Vu v. Prudential Property & Casualty Insurance · 33 P.3d 487
• Nelson v. Davidson · 456 N.W.2d 343
• Eddy v. Sharp · 199 Cal. App. 3d 858
• New Plumbing Contractors, Inc. v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance · 7 Cal. App. 4th 1088
• California Service Station & Automobile Repair Ass'n v. American Home Assurance Co. · 62 Cal. App. 4th 1166
• Tran v. Farmers Group, Inc. · 128 Cal. Rptr. 2d 728
• Poway Royal Mobilehome Owners Ass'n v. City of Poway · 58 Cal. Rptr. 3d 153
• Reid v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance · 173 Cal. App. 3d 557
• Kotev v. First Colony Life Insurance · 927 F. Supp. 1316
• Hess v. Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance · 190 Cal. App. 3d 941
• Almon v. State Farm Fire and Cas. Co. · 724 F. Supp. 765
• Thompson v. Cannon · 224 Cal. App. 3d 1413
• Stonewall Insurance v. Argonaut Insurance · 75 F. Supp. 2d 893
• Khatchatrian v. Continental Casualty Co. · 198 F. Supp. 2d 1157
• Kessler v. Lincoln National Life Insurance · 620 F. Supp. 282

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