Legal Opinion
Menchaca v. Farmers Insurance Exchange
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 15, 1976No. Civ. 47057PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
STEPHENS, Acting P. J.
In a complaint filed on June 1, 1973, it was alleged that on January 7, 1973, Erasto Menchaca and Marina Lara, while pedestrians in a marked crosswalk, were injured when they were struck by an automobile being negligently operated by A. Arellano. At the time of the accident, Arellano was not covered by an automobile liability insurance policy. Menchaca, however, had been issued such a policy by Farmers Insurance Exchange (Farmers) covering the period in question 2 and containing an uninsured motorist endorsement.
After Lara’s motion to bifurcate pursuant to Code of…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Interinsurance Exchange of the Automobile Club v. Ohio Casualty InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1962
- Vallera v. ValleraCalifornia Supreme Court · 1943
- Cocking v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1970
- Keene v. KeeneCalifornia Supreme Court · 1962
- Modglin v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1969
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3Cited by16 opinions
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