Legal Opinion
Royal Globe Insurance v. Whitaker
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 23, 1986No. Civ. 24491PublishedCited by 104 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BACKUS, J. *
This is an appeal from a trial court’s ruling in a declaratory judgment that the respondent, Royal Globe Insurance Company, owed no duty to defend its insured in an underlying action for fraudulent inducement and breach of contract. We shall affirm.
Facts
The lower court’s description of the “abbreviated and skeletal nature of the trial in this case” may be something of an understatement. It was submitted on the following stipulated facts.
Royal Globe issued a comprehensive business insurance policy to Jerry L. Knighten Construction Co. (Knighten) in 1979. In the general…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Gray v. Zurich Insurance Co.California Supreme Court · 1966
- Clemmer v. Hartford Insurance Co.California Supreme Court · 1978
- CNA Casualty of California v. Seaboard Surety Co.California Court of Appeal · 1986
- St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1984
- Mullen v. Glens Falls InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1977
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