Legal Opinion
Interstate Fire & Casualty Insurance v. Cleveland Wrecking Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 22, 2010No. A124920PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
NEEDHAM, J.
Interstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Company (Interstate) appeals from a judgment entered after the court sustained, without leave to amend, a demurrer to Interstate’s amended complaint against Cleveland Wrecking Company (Cleveland). Interstate contends the court erred because (1) its subrogation complaint, based on its insured’s contractual indemnification claim against Cleveland, was not barred by Cleveland’s good faith settlement in the underlying litigation; and (2) Cleveland’s equities were not equal to or superior to those of Interstate as a matter of law. We agree…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Fireman's Fund Insurance v. Maryland Casualty Co.California Court of Appeal · 1998
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- Meyers v. Bank of America National Trust and Savings Ass'nCalifornia Supreme Court · 1938
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