Legal Opinion
Siegman v. Orion Ins. Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 2, 1971No. Civ. 36508PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FLEMING, J.
Leo Siegman, a wholesale diamond merchant, carried robbery insurance with Orion Insurance Company, Ltd., (Orion) which covered 80 percent of outside robbery losses but did. not cover any part of inside robbery losses. During the life of the policy Siegman was robbed of diamonds valued over $72,000. Orion refused to reimburse him for the loss contending that the robbery had not occurred outside his premises and therefore his losses were not within the coverage of the policy. The trial court found that Siegman had been robbed of one diamond outside his premises and awarded him…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Harris v. Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1965
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- Axt v. London & Lancashire Indemnity Co. of AmericaDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1942
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