Introducing ATLASLearn more
Legal Opinion

California Casualty Management Co. v. Martocchio

California Court of Appeal

Decided December 30, 1992No. A056302PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

PETERSON, J.

We hold in this case that a party ordered to pay attorney fees on the authority of Code of Civil Procedure section 128.5 is precluded by Insurance Code section 533 from recovering such fees under the provisions of a comprehensive general liability insurance policy insuring against liability for malicious prosecution.

I. Facts and Procedural History

The underlying facts of this litigation have been the subject of an unpublished opinion on a prior appeal in this division (Martocchio v. Chronicle Broadcasting Co. (Mar. 13, 1990) A041774 [nonpub. opn.]). Chronicle prepared and…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Bank of the West v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1992
  2. In Re Marriage of FlahertyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1982
  3. Clemmer v. Hartford Insurance Co.California Supreme Court · 1978
  4. Sheldon Appel Co. v. Albert & OlikerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1989
  5. Bauguess v. PaineCalifornia Supreme Court · 1978

14 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Downey Venture v. LMI Ins. Co.California Court of Appeal · 1998
  2. Mt. Hawley Insurance v. LopezCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2013
  3. Save Mart Supermarkets v. Underwriters at Lloyd's LondonDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1994
  4. Banks v. Dominican CollegeCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1995
  5. Combs v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co.California Court of Appeal · 2006

8 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

View API DocsGet API Key

Powered by the Exa API