Legal Opinion

Sandoval v. Mercury Insurance Group

California Court of Appeal

Decided February 27, 1991No. D010641PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

BENKE, J.

Introduction

In this case an insured told one of his employees not to drive a truck. The insurer contends the employee therefore did not have permission within the meaning of Insurance Code section 11580.1, subdivision (b)(4).

We agree with the insurer.

Statement of Facts

A. Underlying Action

Plaintiff and appellant John E. Sandoval III is the owner of a landscape maintenance business. On the morning of September 14, 1984, two of Sandoval’s employees, Del Camp and Vince Campbell, 1 were working at one of Sandoval’s job sites. Earlier in the day Vince had driven a 1959 Ford truck…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. D'AMICO v. Board of Medical ExaminersCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
  2. Souza v. CortiCalifornia Supreme Court · 1943
  3. Metz v. Universal Underwriters InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973
  4. Jurd v. Pacific Indemnity Co.California Supreme Court · 1962
  5. Norris v. Pacific Indemnity Co.California Supreme Court · 1952

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Paul BAKER; Heidi Baker, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
  2. Marquez v. Enterprise Rent-A-CarCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1997
  3. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. Roebbelen Construction, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002

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