Legal Opinion
Burns v. American Casualty Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 19, 1954No. Civ. 15850PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBray, J.
In a taxpayers’ suit for recovery of insurance premiums paid by the county of Santa Clara, plaintiffs appeal from a summary judgment in favor of defendants.
Principal Questions Presented
1. Do insurance policies covering a county hospital’s liability for malpractice, mistake, error or negligence, cover liability under section 53051, Government Code?
2. Was a summary judgment proper where premiums paid by the county were for insurance policies covering hazards for which the county could be liable as well as those for which it could not be liable?
Record
The action was dismissed without prejudice as…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Bauman v. City and County of San FranciscoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1940
- Talley v. Northern San Diego County Hospital DistrictCalifornia Supreme Court · 1953
- United Service Automobile Ass'n v. MilesTexas Supreme Court · 1942
- In Re City and County of San FranciscoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1923
- Madison v. City & County of San FranciscoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1951
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3Cited by13 opinions
- City of Los Angeles v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1959
- Nelson v. State of CaliforniaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1982
- First Newton National Bank v. General Casualty Co. of WisconsinSupreme Court of Iowa · 1988
- Jerauld County v. Saint Paul-Mercury Indemnity Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1955
- Spielman v. StateNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1958
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