Legal Opinion
Barnes v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 8, 1993No. B056809PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CROSKEY, J.
This is a class action brought on behalf of the policyholders of the defendant and respondent State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (State Farm) by the plaintiff and appellant Benjamin G. Barnes (Barnes). By this action, in its final form prior to appeal, Barnes sought to preclude State Farm from spending premium revenues on political activities opposed by dissenting policyholders; in addition, Barnes also sought to compel State Farm to distribute “excess” surplus funds to its policyholders in the form of an extraordinary dividend. The trial court sustained State…
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