Legal Opinion
Joanne Beckham v. Safeco Insurance Company of America, a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 3, 1982No. 81-5169PublishedCited by 103 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POOLE, Circuit Judge:
Joanne Beckham (Beckham) appeals from the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of appellee Safeco Insurance Company (Safeco) on her California statutory and common law claims for unfair insurance practices. She also appeals from the district court’s denial of her motion to remand the action to state court and her demand for a jury trial. We affirm in part and reverse and remand in part.
FACTS
In January, 1976, Beckham was seriously injured in an automobile accident in Los Angeles, California. Both Beckham and the other driver, Nellie Mankin, were citizens of…
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