Legal Opinion
James West v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 22, 1989No. 87-2986PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Per curiam
NATURE OF THE CASE
James West (“West”) appeals from the district court’s grant of summary judgment to his insurer, State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. (“State Farm”). West sued State Farm in state court for breach of contract, violation of Cal.Ins.Code § 790.03, breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. All of these claims arose from State Farm’s refusal to pay West’s residential theft loss claim because West failed to submit to an examination under oath as required by the insurance policy.
State Farm removed the case to federal court…
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