Legal Opinion
California Casualty General Insurance v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 11, 1985No. E002108PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KAUFMAN, J.
We issued an alternative writ of mandate to review an order of the San Bernardino Superior Court denying the motion of defendants below to amend their answer to the plaintiff’s first amended complaint for “bad faith” to allege a fourth affirmative defense: “comparative bad faith.”
Facts
Paula Gorgei, real party here and plaintiff below, was the owner of an automobile insurance policy issued by California Casualty General Insurance Company providing uninsured motorist coverage. On December 2, 1981, plaintiff allegedly suffered a loss compensable under the uninsured motorist…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- Egan v. Mutual of Omaha InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979
- Crisci v. Security InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1967
- Daly v. General Motors Corp.California Supreme Court · 1978
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- Vallejo Development Co. v. Beck Development Co.California Court of Appeal · 1994
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