Legal Opinion
Carson v. Mercury Insurance
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 24, 2012No. G045795PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
O’LEARY, P. J.
Soon after purchasing her first new car, Melody Carson was involved in an automobile accident with a third party, who was at fault and who was insured. At the time of the accident, Carson’s vehicle had a market value of $25,000. Her automobile insurance policy with Mercury Insurance Company provided it had the option of repairing or paying for Carson’s vehicle, subject to several express liability limitations and exclusions. Rather than declaring the car a total loss and paying Carson $25,000 to *413replace the vehicle, Mercury elected to repair the car as the initial…
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