Legal Opinion

City of Merced v. American Motorists Insurance

California Court of Appeal

Decided February 17, 2005No. F044023PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

GOMES, J.

American Motorists Insurance Company (AMIC) appeals from the judgment after court trial in favor of the City of Merced (City) on the City’s claim for enforcement of a performance bond. On appeal AMIC contends the court erred in concluding the City suffered damages and the City did not enter into an illegal assignment of its claim against the bond. AMIC also contends construction of the improvements the bond covered released the bond. As we shall explain, we will affirm the judgment.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORIES

Sometime prior to 1990, the City adopted the Campus North…

2Cases cited14 opinions

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