State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Howard v. American National Fire Insurance

Decided August 11, 2010. Patricia K. Sepulveda wrote the opinion for the court.

187 Cal. App. 4th 498 · Cited 116 times

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Precedents cited

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.

Brandt v. Superior Court · 693 P.2d 796
Johansen v. California State Automobile Ass'n Inter-Insurance Bureau · 538 P.2d 744
Cassim v. Allstate Insurance · 94 P.3d 513
CHATEAU CHAMBERAY HOA v. Associated Internat. Ins. Co. · 108 Cal. Rptr. 2d 776
Palmer v. Truck Insurance Exchange · 988 P.2d 568
Armstrong World Industries, Inc. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. · 45 Cal. App. 4th 1
PPG Industries, Inc. v. Transamerica Insurance · 975 P.2d 652
Franz v. Board of Medical Quality Assurance · 642 P.2d 792
Shafer v. Berger, Kahn, Shafton, Moss, Figler, Simon & Gladstone · 131 Cal. Rptr. 2d 777
Gray v. Zurich Insurance Co. · 419 P.2d 168
Foley v. Interactive Data Corp. · 765 P.2d 373
Montrose Chemical Corp. v. Superior Court · 861 P.2d 1153
Crisci v. Security Insurance · 66 Cal. 2d 425
Olson v. Cory · 673 P.2d 720
Lakin v. Watkins Associated Industries · 863 P.2d 179
Wilson v. 21st Century Insurance · 171 P.3d 1082
Fireman's Fund Insurance v. Maryland Casualty Co. · 65 Cal. App. 4th 1279
Garvey v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. · 770 P.2d 704
Ladas v. California State Automobile Ass'n · 19 Cal. App. 4th 761
Chesapeake Industries, Inc. v. Togova Entreprises, Inc. · 149 Cal. App. 3d 901
Essex Ins. Co. v. Five Star Dye House, Inc. · 137 P.3d 192
Camelot by Bay Condominium Owners' Ass'n v. Scottsdale Insurance · 27 Cal. App. 4th 33
Comunale v. Traders & General Insurance · 50 Cal. 2d 654
Egan v. Mutual of Omaha Insurance · 598 P.2d 452
Gorman v. Tassajara Development Corp. · 178 Cal. App. 4th 44

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Sumner Hill Homeowners' Ass'n v. Rio Mesa Holdings, LLC · 205 Cal. App. 4th 999
Doe v. Dep't of Children & Family Servs. · 250 Cal. Rptr. 3d 62
Tanguilig v. Neiman Marcus Grp., Inc. · 231 Cal. Rptr. 3d 749
State Farm General Insurance v. Frake · 197 Cal. App. 4th 568
North Counties Engineering, Inc. v. State Farm General Insurance · 224 Cal. App. 4th 902
Brown v. Cal. Unemployment Ins. Appeals Bd. · 229 Cal. Rptr. 3d 710
American States Insurance v. National Fire Insurance · 202 Cal. App. 4th 692
Global Modular, Inc. v. Kadena Pac., Inc. · 222 Cal. Rptr. 3d 819
Thee Sombrero, Inc. v. Scottsdale Ins. Co. · 239 Cal. Rptr. 3d 416
Valentine v. Mountain States Mutual Casualty Co. · 252 P.3d 1182

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