Jacques Interiors v. Petrak
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
LUI, J.
Summary
This appeal concerns the liability of a claims adjuster, Edwin Petrak (Petrak), hired by Sentry Insurance Co. (Sentry) to determine Sentry’s contractual obligation as an insurer to the owners of a building damaged by fire. Petrak improperly concealed and distorted evidence regarding his investigation and Sentry, in reliance on the investigation, sued a tenant in the building, Jacques Interiors (Jacques), for subrogation.
During discovery for the subrogation action, what Petrak had done was revealed, and Sentry voluntarily dismissed its cross-complaint against Jacques.…
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