Legal Opinion
City Products Corp. v. Globe Indemnity Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 4, 1979No. Civ. 53603PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
POTTER, J.
Plaintiff City Products Corporation appeals from a judgment of dismissal after a demurrer was sustained (without leave to amend) to its complaint seeking recovery from defendant Globe Indemnity Company pursuant to the terms of a general liability policy of insurance. The policy expressly covered “all sums which the insured shall become legally obligated to pay as damages because of injury . . . sustained by any person or organization and arising out of one or more of the following offenses: Group A—false arrest, detention or imprisonment, or malicious prosecution.”
In a prior…
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