Legal Opinion

State v. Arizona Property & Casualty Insurance Guaranty Fund

Court of Appeals of Arizona

Decided August 27, 1998No. 1 CA-CV 97-0488PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EHRLICH, Judge.

¶ 1 This appeal presents the question whether the State of Arizona (“State”) may sue the Arizona Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Fund (“Fund”) when the Fund refuses to pay a claim after the State’s insurer has become insolvent. We conclude that it may.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶2 In 1983, the Arizona Department of Transportation (“ADOT”) entered a contract with Ball, Ball & Brossamer (“BB & B”), a California corporation, for highway construction. As required by the contract, BB & B obtained a liability insurance policy naming the State and ADOT as insureds. The…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. United States v. Cooper Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
  2. Barrio v. San Manuel Division Hospital for Magma Copper Co.Arizona Supreme Court · 1984
  3. Arizona Property & Casualty Insurance Guaranty Fund v. HelmeArizona Supreme Court · 1987
  4. GM Development Corp. v. Community American Mortgage Corp.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 1990
  5. Sahf v. Lake Havasu City Ass'n for the Retarded & HandicappedCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1986

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Johnson v. Hispanic Broadcasters of Tucson, Inc.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 2000
  2. In Re Estate of KingCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2012
  3. Arizona Department of Administration v. CoxCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2009
  4. Arizona Department of Adminstration v. CoxCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2009
  5. State v. AZ. PROPERTY & CAS. INS.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 1998

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