Legal Opinion

Safeco Insurance Co. v. Tholen

California Court of Appeal

Decided April 2, 1981No. Civ. 56360PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

JEFFERSON (Bernard), J. *

By a first amended complaint, plaintiff Safeco Insurance Company of America (insurer, and hereinafter referred to as Safeco), sought damages against defendants Charles D. Tholen, his wife Betty Lee Tholen, and Kerry Tholen, the daughter of Charles (insureds) for breach of a contract of insurance for not protecting Safeco’s subrogation rights after the insureds had obtained a judgment in a United States District Court in Alabama. That judgment awarded damages to the three Tholens by reason of an automobile accident in Alabama. This accident involved a collision…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Neal v. Farmers Insurance ExchangeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1978
  2. Price v. Sixth District Agricultural Assn.California Supreme Court · 1927
  3. Commercial Union Assurance Companies v. Safeway Stores, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1980
  4. Busick v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
  5. Pacific Mutual Life Insurance v. McConnellCalifornia Supreme Court · 1955

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Ojavan Investors, Inc. v. California Coastal Com.California Court of Appeal · 1997
  2. Frommhagen v. Board of SupervisorsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1987
  3. Dawson v. ToledanoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2003
  4. Alexander v. Exxon MobilCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2013
  5. Duffy v. City of Long BeachCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1988

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