Legal Opinion
California Shoppers, Inc. v. Royal Globe Insurance Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 26, 1985No. Docket Nos. 27339, 27496PublishedCited by 141 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
McDANIEL, J.
The appeal here is from a money judgment based upon six specific jury awards, including both contract damages for breach of an insurance contract and tort damages for breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. The cross-appeal is from the trial court’s post-judgment order striking the award of punitive (exemplary) damages.
The underlying action was brought by California Shoppers, Inc., (California Shoppers or the insured) and four of its shareholders against its insurance carrier, Royal Globe Insurance Company (Royal Globe or the insurer) to recover…
2Cases cited73 opinions
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- Comunale v. Traders & General InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1958
- Egan v. Mutual of Omaha InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979
- Crisci v. Security InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1967
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