State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

J. C. Penney Casualty Insurance v. M. K.

Decided February 5, 1991. David Eagleson wrote the opinion for the court.

804 P.2d 689 · Cited 197 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.

Clemmer v. Hartford Insurance Co. · 587 P.2d 1098
Meyer v. Pacific Employers Insurance · 233 Cal. App. 2d 321
Fire Insurance Exchange v. Abbott · 204 Cal. App. 3d 1012
Peterson v. Superior Court · 642 P.2d 1305
Allstate Insurance v. Kim W. · 160 Cal. App. 3d 326
Gray v. Zurich Insurance Co. · 419 P.2d 168
Thing v. La Chusa · 771 P.2d 814
Brown v. Kelly Broadcasting Co. · 771 P.2d 406
Marlene F. v. Affiliated Psychiatric Medical Clinic, Inc. · 770 P.2d 278
Merced Mutual Insurance v. Mendez · 213 Cal. App. 3d 41
Tomerlin v. Canadian Indemnity Co. · 61 Cal. 2d 638
Waters v. Bourhis · 709 P.2d 469
Allstate Insurance v. Overton · 160 Cal. App. 3d 843
Congregation of Rodef Sholom of Marin v. American Motorists Insurance · 91 Cal. App. 3d 690
Murphy v. Allstate Insurance · 553 P.2d 584
Vermont Mutual Insurance v. Malcolm · 128 N.H. 521
Val's Painting & Drywall, Inc. v. Allstate Insurance · 53 Cal. App. 3d 576
Allstate Insurance Co. v. Troelstrup · 789 P.2d 415
United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. American Employer's Insurance · 159 Cal. App. 3d 277
Zordan v. Page · 500 So. 2d 608
People v. Knowles · 217 P.2d 1
California Shoppers, Inc. v. Royal Globe Insurance Co. · 175 Cal. App. 3d 1
Insurance Co. of the West v. Haralambos Beverage Co. · 195 Cal. App. 3d 1308
CNA Insurance v. McGinnis · 666 S.W.2d 689
Landis v. Allstate Ins. Co. · 546 So. 2d 1051

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Jacobs v. Fire Insurance Exchange · 36 Cal. App. 4th 1258
Quigley v. Travelers Property Casualty Insurance · 630 F. Supp. 2d 1204
Northland Insurance v. Briones · 97 Cal. Rptr. 2d 127
COMMERCIAL UNDERWRITERS v. Superior Court · 100 Cal. Rptr. 2d 699
Save Mart Supermarkets v. Underwriters at Lloyd's London · 843 F. Supp. 597
Shell Oil Co. v. Winterthur Swiss Insurance · 12 Cal. App. 4th 715
Marie Y. v. General Star Indemnity Co. · 2 Cal. Rptr. 3d 135
B & E Convalescent Center v. State Compensation Insurance Fund · 8 Cal. App. 4th 78
Fire Insurance Exchange v. Altieri · 235 Cal. App. 3d 1352
California Casualty Management Co. v. Martocchio · 11 Cal. App. 4th 1527
Mid-Century Insurance Co. v. L.D.G. · 835 S.W.2d 436
Horace Mann Insurance v. Barbara B. · 61 Cal. App. 4th 158
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Martinez-Lozano · 916 F. Supp. 996
Interinsurance Exchange of Automobile Club v. Flores · 45 Cal. App. 4th 661
Coit Drapery Cleaners, Inc. v. Sequoia Insurance · 14 Cal. App. 4th 1595
Allstate Insurance v. Tankovich Ex Rel. Ahl · 776 F. Supp. 1394
Miller v. Allstate Insurance · 489 F. Supp. 2d 1133
Downey Venture v. LMI Ins. Co. · 78 Cal. Rptr. 2d 142
State Farm Fire and Cas. Co. v. Davis · 612 So. 2d 458
Sena Ex Rel. Sena v. Travelers Insurance · 801 F. Supp. 471
Allstate Insurance v. Patterson · 904 F. Supp. 1270
People v. Montiel · 247 Cal. Rptr. 3d 177
Delgado v. Interinsurance Exchange of the Automobile Club of Southern California · 47 Cal. 4th 302

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