Legal Opinion
Lloyd v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided November 27, 1992No. 1 CA-CV 91-0017PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GERBER, Judge.
The main issue we are asked to determine in this appeal is the liability of an insurance company for assuming a defense when no policy coverage truly existed. In summary, we hold that an insurer’s voluntary assumption of the duty to defend may give rise to a cause of action for derelictions in that defense even when there is no actual coverage.
FACTS
On April 12, 1986, Virginia Lloyd was struck by a midget race car while in the pit area at Manzanita Speedway in Phoenix. She suffered massive injuries resulting in quadriplegia. The car was partly owned by George and Sharon…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Sparks v. Republic National Life InsuranceArizona Supreme Court · 1982
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- Attleboro Mfg. Co. v. Frankfort Marine, Accident & Plate Glass Ins.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1917
- Travelers Insurance v. LesherCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1986
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3Cited by21 opinions
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