State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Ponder v. Blue Cross of Southern California

Decided August 4, 1983. Earl Johnson Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

145 Cal. App. 3d 709 · Cited 79 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.

Steven v. Fidelity & Casualty Co. · 377 P.2d 284
Stewart v. Estate of Bohnert · 101 Cal. App. 3d 978
Crane v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. · 485 P.2d 1129
Gray v. Zurich Insurance Co. · 419 P.2d 168
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Jacober · 514 P.2d 953
Parsons v. Bristol Development Co. · 62 Cal. 2d 861
Miller v. Elite Insurance · 100 Cal. App. 3d 739
Schmidt v. Pacific Mutual Life Insurance · 268 Cal. App. 2d 735
Thompson v. Occidental Life Insurance · 513 P.2d 353
Estate of Dodge · 491 P.2d 385
National Insurance Underwriters v. Carter · 551 P.2d 362
Paramount Properties Co. v. Transamerica Title Insurance · 463 P.2d 746
Pepper Industries, Inc. v. Home Ins. Co. · 67 Cal. App. 3d 1012
California Compensation & Fire Co. v. Industrial Accident Commission · 62 Cal. 2d 532
Beynon v. Garden Grove Medical Group · 100 Cal. App. 3d 698
Hays v. Pacific Indemnity Group · 8 Cal. App. 3d 158
Migliore v. Sheet Metal Workers' Welfare Plan · 18 Cal. App. 3d 201
Gefrich v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. · 109 Cal. App. 3d 500
Hurd v. Republic Insurance · 113 Cal. App. 3d 250

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National Auto. & Casualty Ins. Co. v. Stewart · 223 Cal. App. 3d 452
Van Ness v. Blue Cross of California · 104 Cal. Rptr. 2d 511
Malcom v. Farmers New World Life Insurance · 4 Cal. App. 4th 296
Fireman's Fund Insurance v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board · 189 Cal. App. 4th 101
National Automobile & Casualty Insurance v. Stewart · 223 Cal. App. 3d 452
MacKinnon v. Truck Insurance Exchange · 73 P.3d 1205
Helmick v. Potomac Edison Co. · 406 S.E.2d 700
Delgado v. Heritage Life Insurance · 157 Cal. App. 3d 262
Travelers Insurance v. Lesher · 187 Cal. App. 3d 169
Hervey v. Mercury Casualty Co. · 185 Cal. App. 4th 954
Cal-Farm Insurance v. TAC Exterminators, Inc. · 172 Cal. App. 3d 564
Scott v. Continental Insurance · 44 Cal. App. 4th 24
Fragomeno v. Insurance Co. of the West · 207 Cal. App. 3d 822
Woodard v. Southern California Permanente Medical Group · 171 Cal. App. 3d 656
Dominguez v. Financial Indemnity Co. · 183 Cal. App. 4th 388
Woo Chul Lee v. Interinsurance Exchange of Automobile Club · 50 Cal. App. 4th 694
TIG Ins. Co. of Michigan v. Homestore, Inc. · 40 Cal. Rptr. 3d 528

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