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Betts v. Allstate Insurance

California Court of Appeal

Decided April 18, 1984No. Civ. 26344PublishedCited by 69 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

STANIFORTH, J.

In an earlier (underlying) lawsuit for damages arising out of an automobile intersection accident (Gallucci v. Betts), Anne E. Gallucci obtained a jury verdict-judgment against Debra Betts for damages of $450,000, 1 $350,000 in excess of Betts’ automobile insurance policy issued by Allstate Insurance Company (Allstate). Allstate assumed the Betts defense, furnished the law firm of Ruston and Nance (Ruston) to represent Betts in the underlying lawsuit, but flatly denied liability and adamantly refused during the entire course of litigation and up to and including the…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Crawford v. Southern Pacific Co.California Supreme Court · 1935
  2. Gruenberg v. Aetna InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973
  3. Comunale v. Traders & General InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1958
  4. Egan v. Mutual of Omaha InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979
  5. Crisci v. Security InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1967

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3Cited by69 opinions

  1. Shade Foods, Inc. v. Innovative Products Sales & Marketing, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 2000
  2. San Diego Navy Federal Credit Union v. Cumis Insurance SocietyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1984
  3. Tomaselli v. Transamerica InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1994
  4. Schwartz v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2008
  5. Allstate Insurance v. MadanDistrict Court, C.D. California · 1995

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