Legal Opinion
George v. Automobile Club of Southern California
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 12, 2011No. B229287PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*1117Opinion
GRIMES, J.
SUMMARY
Plaintiff and appellant Andrew George filed a class action complaint against his automobile insurer, challenging its alleged practice of identifying a specified amount as a vehicle’s “Actual Cash Value” (in plaintiff’s case, $25,000) in the insurance policy but then refusing to pay that amount in the event of a total loss, instead paying the fair market value of the car at the time of the loss. Plaintiff relied primarily on the declarations page of the policy but also alleged parol evidence supported his interpretation of the policy. The trial court considered the…
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