Jozefowicz v. Allstate Ins. Co.

IKOLA, ACTING P. J.

*760*832Plaintiff Stanley Jozefowicz seeks to enforce a check he does not have. He told his insurer, defendant Allstate Insurance Company (Allstate), that the contractor renovating his fire-damaged home was to be named on all reimbursement checks and was permitted to deposit checks into its own account. The contractor then contacted Allstate for a check, Allstate sent it, and the contractor deposited it. As it turns out, Jozefowicz and the contractor were having a dispute over the scope and quality of the work. Jozefowicz sued Allstate under California Uniform Commercial Code…