Legal Opinion
Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Ingebretsen
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 29, 1974No. Docket Nos. 40001, 40054, 40055PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ASHBY, J.
In August 1956, approximately 100 acres of land in the Portuguese Bend area of the Palos Verdes Peninsula began moving toward the ocean. As a result of this movement many homes which had been built on the land were damaged or destroyed.
Some of the homeowners had insurance which covered at least a portion of their losses. Most did not. Approximately 178 homeowners, including those whose losses were at least partially covered by insurance, filed claims against the County of Los Angeles on the basis that the land movement was triggered by certain construction work by the county.…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Patent Scaffolding Co. v. William Simpson Construction Co.California Court of Appeal · 1967
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- Washtenaw Mutual Fire Insurance v. BuddMichigan Supreme Court · 1919
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3Cited by23 opinions
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