State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Merced Mutual Insurance v. Mendez

Decided August 11, 1989. James A. Ardaiz wrote the opinion for the court.

213 Cal. App. 3d 41 · Cited 138 times

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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.

Gray v. Zurich Insurance Co. · 419 P.2d 168
Hogan v. Midland National Insurance · 476 P.2d 825
Clemmer v. Hartford Insurance Co. · 587 P.2d 1098
Reserve Insurance Co. v. Pisciotta · 640 P.2d 764
People v. Mayberry · 542 P.2d 1337
Producers Dairy Delivery Co. v. Sentry Insurance · 718 P.2d 920
St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. Superior Court · 161 Cal. App. 3d 1199
Island v. Fireman's Fund Indemnity Co. · 30 Cal. 2d 541
Allstate Insurance v. Overton · 160 Cal. App. 3d 843
Commercial Union Insurance v. Superior Court · 196 Cal. App. 3d 1205
Geddes & Smith, Inc. v. Saint Paul Mercuy Indemnity Co. · 51 Cal. 2d 558
Fire Insurance Exchange v. Abbott · 204 Cal. App. 3d 1012
Neinstein v. Los Angeles Dodgers, Inc. · 185 Cal. App. 3d 176
Giddings v. Industrial Indemnity Co. · 112 Cal. App. 3d 213

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Dalrymple v. United Services Automobile Ass'n · 40 Cal. App. 4th 497
State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Superior Court · 164 Cal. App. 4th 317
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Melton v. Industrial Indemnity Co. · 103 Cal. Rptr. 2d 222
J. C. Penney Casualty Insurance v. M. K. · 804 P.2d 689
Fire Insurance Exchange v. Superior Court · 181 Cal. App. 4th 388
Lyons v. Fire Insurance Exchange · 74 Cal. Rptr. 3d 649
Cutler-Orosi Unified School District v. Tulare County School Districts Liability/Property Self-Insurance-Authority · 31 Cal. App. 4th 617
Albert v. Mid-Century Ins. CA2/8 · 236 Cal. App. 4th 1281
Uhrich v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. · 135 Cal. Rptr. 2d 131
Mount Vernon Fire Insurance v. Creative Housing Ltd. · 797 F. Supp. 176
Crab Boat Owners Ass'n v. Hartford Insurance Co. of the Midwest · 325 F. Supp. 2d 1057

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