Legal Opinion

Atlas Assurance Co. v. McCombs Corp.

California Court of Appeal

Decided August 17, 1983No. Civ. 22055PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

CARR, J.

In this action by an insurer, Atlas Assurance Company (plaintiff) for declaratory relief against its insured, McCombs Corporation et al. (defendants or McCombs), the trial court granted summary judgment for plaintiff, finding it had no duty to defend or indemnify defendants in the underlying lawsuit. The trial court also granted plaintiff’s motion for judgment on the pleadings as to defendants’ cross-complaint for breach of duty of good faith and fair dealing. Defendants appeal from the ensuing judgments.

Facts

Defendants owned and operated a self-service storage facility in…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Gray v. Zurich Insurance Co.California Supreme Court · 1966
  2. Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. G. W. Thomas Drayage & Rigging Co.California Supreme Court · 1968
  3. Comunale v. Traders & General InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1958
  4. Goodman v. KennedyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
  5. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. PartridgeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973

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3Cited by36 opinions

  1. Fireman's Fund Insurance v. Allstate InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1991
  2. Ray v. Farmers Insurance ExchangeCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1988
  3. Allstate Insurance Company v. GilbertCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
  4. Century Transit Systems, Inc. v. American Empire Surplus Lines InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1996
  5. Dalrymple v. United Services Automobile Ass'nCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1995

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