State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Val's Painting & Drywall, Inc. v. Allstate Insurance

Decided December 9, 1975. Herbert L. Ashby wrote the opinion for the court.

53 Cal. App. 3d 576 · 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.

Gray v. Zurich Insurance Co. · 419 P.2d 168
Johansen v. California State Automobile Ass'n Inter-Insurance Bureau · 538 P.2d 744
Youngman v. Nevada Irrigation District · 70 Cal. 2d 240
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. Morse · 6 Cal. App. 3d 707
Purefoy v. Pacific Automobile Indemnity Exchange · 5 Cal. 2d 81
MacDonald & Kruse, Inc. v. San Jose Steel Co. · 29 Cal. App. 3d 413
City of Sacramento v. Superior Court · 205 Cal. App. 2d 398
Firco, Inc. v. Fireman's Fund Insurance · 173 Cal. App. 2d 524
Keenan v. Dean · 134 Cal. App. 2d 189
Blackfield v. Underwriters at Lloyd's, London · 245 Cal. App. 2d 271
Saltares v. Kristovich · 6 Cal. App. 3d 504
J. Frank & Co. v. New Amsterdam Casualty Co. · 165 P. 927
Mirich v. Underwriter's at Lloyd's London · 64 Cal. App. 2d 522
Progressive Transportation Co. v. Southern California Gas Co. · 241 Cal. App. 2d 738
Ferrel v. Vegetable Oil Products Co. · 247 Cal. App. 2d 117
S.F. Exam'r Div. v. Sweat · 248 Cal. App. 2d 493
Bill Loeper Ford v. Hites · 47 Cal. App. 3d 828
Gaunt v. Prudential Insurance of America · 255 Cal. App. 2d 18
Western Gulf Oil Co. v. Oilwell Service Co. · 219 Cal. App. 2d 235
Bear Film Co. v. Indemnity Insurance Co. · 22 Cal. App. 2d 520
Pietro v. Pietro · 305 P.2d 916

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Golden Eagle Insurance v. Foremost Insurance · 20 Cal. App. 4th 1372
Frank and Freedus v. Allstate Ins. Co. · 45 Cal. App. 4th 461
Michaelian v. State Compensation Insurance Fund · 50 Cal. App. 4th 1093
Garamendi v. Golden Eagle Insurance · 10 Cal. Rptr. 3d 724
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Reagen's Vacuum Truck Serv., Inc. v. Beaver Ins. · 31 Cal. App. 4th 375
American Modern Home Insurance v. Fahmian · 194 Cal. App. 4th 162
Continental Casualty Co. v. Superior Court · 111 Cal. Rptr. 2d 849
Buss v. Superior Court · 16 Cal. 4th 35
Downey Venture v. LMI Ins. Co. · 78 Cal. Rptr. 2d 142
Western Steamship Lines, Inc. v. San Pedro Peninsula Hospital · 8 Cal. 4th 100
Hirst v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance · 683 P.2d 440
Travelers Insurance v. Lesher · 187 Cal. App. 3d 169
Giddings v. Industrial Indemnity Co. · 112 Cal. App. 3d 213
Intel Corp. v. Hartford Acc. and Indem. Co. · 692 F. Supp. 1171
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