Legal Opinion

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. O'Brien

California Supreme Court

Decided April 24, 1975No. L.A. 30376PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

McCOMB, J.

Defendants appeal from a judgment declaring that plaintiff had no duty to defend or indemnify defendant George D. O’Brien under a certain automobile liability insurance policy.

Facts: On May 25, 1971, plaintiff issued a policy of automobile liability insurance to defendant George D. O’Brien as the named *98insured. O’Brien’s wife, Dawn O’Brien; was the registered owner of the described automobile, which was a 1964 Chevrolet. Under the policy, plaintiff was obligated to defend certain lawsuits arising thereunder. The policy further provided that a “Temporary Substitute Automobile”…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Iowa Mutual Insurance Company v. AddySupreme Court of Colorado · 1955
  2. Ransom v. Fidelity and Casualty Co. of New YorkSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1959
  3. Transit Casualty Co. v. GiffinCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1974

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. JohnsonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1979
  2. Zurich American Insurance v. TolbertSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2010
  3. Ramirez v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
  4. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. O'BrienCalifornia Supreme Court · 1975
  5. Zurich American Insurance v. TolbertSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2010

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