Legal Opinion
Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 8, 1994No. A062833PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CHIN, J.
This petition for writ of mandate presents an issue of first impression in California: does a primary insurer’s duty to defend continue after a dispute arises over exhaustion of policy limits but before the insurer has established in court that its coverage limits have been exhausted? The superior court ruled that the duty to defend continues until the insurer proves in a coverage action that the policy limits have been exhausted. We conclude the court correctly applied Horace Mann Ins. Co. v. Barbara B. (1993) 4 Cal.4th 1076 [17 Cal.Rptr.2d 210, 846 P.2d 792] and anticipated…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Gray v. Zurich Insurance Co.California Supreme Court · 1966
- Montrose Chemical Corp. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1993
- Horace Mann Ins. Co. v. Barbara B.California Supreme Court · 1993
- People v. WheelerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1992
- Signal Companies, Inc. v. Harbor Ins. Co.California Supreme Court · 1980
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3Cited by28 opinions
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