Legal Opinion
Slater v. Lawyers' Mutual Insurance
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 26, 1991No. B048744PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*1418Opinion
LILLIE, P. J.
Plaintiff Robert I. Slater (Slater), an attorney, appeals from summary judgment1 entered against him and in favor of defendant Lawyers’ Mutual Insurance Company (LMIC), Slater’s professional liability insurer, on plaintiff’s complaint alleging LMIC breached its insurance contract and the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing in denying Slater coverage under the policy with respect to a legal malpractice action filed against Slater.
Factual and Procedural Background
In a complaint filed by Slater against LMIC in January 1989 for breach of written contract and breach…
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