Legal Opinion
Pacific Indemnity Co. v. Truck Insurance Exchange
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 17, 1969No. Civ. 11796PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFriedman, J.
This action is one of the recurring contests in which one insurance carrier seeks to shift all or part of a loss to another. The trial court entered a declaratory judgment prorating the loss,- two-thirds to be borne by plaintiff Pacific Indemnity Company, one-third by defendant The Truck Insurance- Exchange. The latter appeals. (In this opinion The Truck Insurance Exchange will be referred to as “Exchange.”)
Carl Stapleton was a truck broker and garage owner. At the request of contractors he would supply owner-drivers of dump trucks, receiving a commission on the truck rentals. As a service to…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Wildman v. Government Employees Insurance Co.California Supreme Court · 1957
- Red Ball Motor Freight, Inc. v. Employers Mut. Liability Ins. Co. Of WisconsinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1951
- Schmidt v. Utilities Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1944
- National Union F. Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa. v. BruecksNebraska Supreme Court · 1966
- Madden v. Farm Bureau Mutual Automobile Ins.Ohio Court of Appeals · 1948
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- Acceptance Insurance v. Syufy EnterprisesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1999
- Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Civil Service Employees InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1973
- INT'L BUSINESS MACHINES CORP. v. Truck Ins. Exch.California Supreme Court · 1970
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