Legal Opinion
City of Mill Valley v. Transamerica Insurance
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 13, 1979No. Civ. 44063PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ELKINGTON, Acting P. J.
The City of Mill Valley (City) was the insured under a liability insurance policy written by Transamerica Insurance Company (Transamerica). The City’s appeal is from a judgment denying recovery in its action based upon a claim of liability of Transamerica under that policy.
The uncontradicted background, facts of the case follow. A series of heavy rains, in January 1970, had caused a landslide within the City which brought about substantial property damage to two of the City’s homeowners. The homeowners filed property damage suits against the City on theories of…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. G. W. Thomas Drayage & Rigging Co.California Supreme Court · 1968
- Crane v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.California Supreme Court · 1971
- Albers v. County of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1965
- Frost v. WitterCalifornia Supreme Court · 1901
- Brant v. California Dairies, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1935
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Continental Casualty Company v. City of Richmond, a Municipal Corporation, and Mead Reinsurance Company, Defendant-In-Intervention-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Shaw v. Regents of University of CaliforniaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1997
- Independent Petrochemical Corporation v. Aetna Casualty and Surety Company (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1991
- Stonewall Insurance v. City of Palos Verdes EstatesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1996
- Titan Group, Inc. v. Sonoma Valley County Sanitation DistrictCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1985
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