Legal Opinion
Coca Cola Bottling Co. v. Columbia Casualty Insurance
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 17, 1992No. Docket Nos. D013457, D014092PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BENKE, Acting P. J.
In this case we affirm summary judgments entered in favor of Coca Cola Bottling Company of San Diego (Coca Cola) and the California Insurance Guarantee Association (CIGA) and against Columbia Casualty Insurance Co. (Columbia). Like the trial court, we find Columbia’s excess liability policy “drops down” to cover a risk for which an insolvent insurer had issued a policy. As we explain in greater detail below, we believe this outcome is mandated by two Supreme Court opinions, Reserve Insurance Co. v. Pisciotta (1982) 30 Cal.3d 800, 814 [180 Cal.Rptr. 628, 640 P.2d 764]…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Auto Equity Sales, Inc. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1962
- AIU Insurance v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1990
- Reserve Insurance Co. v. PisciottaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1982
- Garcia v. Truck Insurance ExchangeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1984
- Werner Industries, Inc. v. First State InsuranceSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1988
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