Legal Opinion
Bailey v. State Farm Insurance
District Court, N.D. California
Decided November 23, 1992No. C-91-3739 FMSPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY .JUDGMENT
FERN M. SMITH, District Judge.
INTRODUCTION
Plaintiffs Robert E. Bailey and Frances C. Bailey (“the Baileys”) are the owners of fee title to real property located at 1892 Cummings Road, Brentwood, California. The Baileys brought an action against State Farm Insurance Co. (“State Farm”) and Fidelity National Title Insurance Co. (“Fidelity”) for Declaratory Relief. The Baileys claim that State Farm and Fidelity breached their respective duties to defend and indemnify the Baileys in an underlying lawsuit in state court. Both State Farm and…
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- Allstate Insurance v. LaPoreDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1991
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