Legal Opinion
Santacruz v. United Pacific Insurance
District Court, D. Nevada
Decided October 28, 1986No. CV S-86-730 RDFPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER OF DISMISSAL
ROGER D. FOLEY, Senior District Judge.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
The Complaint alleges that on May 15, 1981, plaintiff Karen Santacruz and another person were injured by an automobile owned by Whiting Brothers Construction, Inc., and driven by an employee. Defendants’ insurance policy covered the injuries to the two parties to a $300,000 limit, but both injured parties had claims well in excess of that limit. United Pacific/Reliance Insurance Co. settled with the other injured party for $237,440.76 in May of 1983.
Plaintiff suffered injuries at least as extensive as the other…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Commercial Union Insurance Company v. Ford Motor CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- C. R. Fedrick, Inc. v. Borg-Warner CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- Molsbergen v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Aluevich v. Harrah'sNevada Supreme Court · 1983
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3Cited by2 opinions
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