Escobedo v. Estate of Snider

Opinion

WERDEGAR, J.

This case calls on us to interpret the California Uniform Aircraft Financial Responsibility Act (hereafter CUAFRA), Public Utilities Code sections 24230 to 24410.1 In particular, we are required to decide whether an insurance policy for aircraft liability, which the insurer deemed canceled for lack of premium payment, was continued in force, beyond the purported cancellation date, under a provision of CUAFRA stating that certain aircraft liability policies may not be canceled without 30 days’ prior notice to the California Department of Transportation (hereafter the…