Truck Insurance Exchange v. Unigard Insurance
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MASTERSON, J.
Faced with multiple lawsuits, a company tendered the defense of the actions to one of its insurers. After paying defense costs and indemnity, the insurer looked to an alleged coinsurer for contribution. The coinsurer refused to contribute on the ground that it had not been asked to participate in the litigation, by tender of defense or otherwise. This lawsuit followed. The trial court found that the coinsurer was obligated to contribute. We disagree and reverse.
Background
In the late 1980’s and early 1990’s, The Anden Group, a general contractor, worked on several…
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