Legal Opinion

Zelda, Inc. v. Northland Insurance

California Court of Appeal

Decided August 5, 1997No. B099018PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

BARON, J.

The trial court granted summary judgment on appellants’ complaint for breach of insurance contract and bad faith against respondent Northland Insurance Company (hereafter Northland). We affirm.

Facts

The following facts are not in dispute: Appellant Zelda, Inc. (hereafter Zelda), operates a restaurant known as the Lodge in North Hollywood. During the pertinent period, appellants Glenn D. Taylor and Stuart A. Zinn were Zelda’s officers and directors, and each owned one-half of Zelda’s capital stock.

On June 4, 1990, respondent Northland issued a one-year commercial insurance…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Waller v. Truck Insurance Exchange, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1995
  2. Gray v. Zurich Insurance Co.California Supreme Court · 1966
  3. Bank of the West v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1992
  4. Montrose Chemical Corp. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1993
  5. Leal v. Holy Spirit Ass'n for Unification of World ChristianityCalifornia Supreme Court · 1988

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Mirpad, LLC v. California Insurance Guarantee Ass'nCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2005
  2. Cunningham v. Universal UnderwritersCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2002
  3. Hudson Insurance v. Colony InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2010
  4. Lomes v. Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 2001
  5. Century-National Insurance v. GarciaCalifornia Supreme Court · 2011

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