Legal Opinion
Emperador v. Prudential Property & Casualty Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 18, 2006No. 05-55050Published
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM *
After Prudential took the procedural steps set forth in section 1691 of the California Civil Code to rescind Emperador’s homeowner’s insurance policy, Emperador had a choice of bringing a breach of contract claim or seeking relief based on rescission under section 1692 of the California Civil Code. See Akin v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s London, 140 Cal.App.4th 291, 296, 44 Cal.Rptr.3d 284 (Cal.Ct.App.2006). Her election to bring a breach of contract claim was not barred by Prudential’s attempted rescission. See Perini Corp. v. Orion Ins. Co., 331 F.Supp. 453, 457…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Vito Campanelli Peggy Campanelli John Caudillo Barbara Caudillo Neil Damrow Gayle Damrow Nancy Durrant Garfield Ecung Debra Ecung George Giakoumakis Mary Lou Giakoumakis Donald Huner Tommie Jenkins Carrie Jenkins Brenda Kalosh Donald Menck Florence Menck Cheryl Mondheim William Noah Terry Noah Roy Rosenblatt Lorraine Rosenblatt Darla Severn Loyal Smith Mildred Stafford Marilyn Taber, and James House Pat House v. Allstate Life Insurance Company, an Illinois Corporation, and Shadowbrook Design Group, Inc., a California Corporation W.S.C., a California Corporation, Dba Western States Construction, Dba Western States Geotechnical, AKA Western States Companies, Vito Campanelli Peggy Campanelli John Caudillo Barbara Caudillo Neil Damrow Gayle Damrow Nancy Durrant Garfield Ecung Debra Ecung George Giakoumakis Mary Lou Giakoumakis James House Pat House Donald Huner Tommie Jenkins Carrie Jenkins Brenda Kalosh Donald Menck Florence Menck William Noah Terry Noah Roy Rosenblatt Lorraine Rosenblatt Darla Severn Loyal Smith Mildred Stafford Marilyn Taber, and Cheryl Mondheim v. Allstate Life Insurance Company, an Illinois Corporation, and Shadowbrook Design Group, Inc., a California Corporation W.S.C., a California Corporation, Dba Western States Construction, Dba Western States Geotechnical, AKA Western States Companies, Vito Campanelli Peggy Campanelli John Caudillo Barbara Caudillo Neil Damrow Gayle Damrow Nancy Durrant Garfield Ecung Debra Ecung James House Pat House Tommie Jenkins Carrie Jenkins Brenda Kalosh Donald Menck Florence Menck Cheryl Mondheim William Noah Terry Noah Roy Rosenblatt Lorraine Rosenblatt Darla Severn Loyal Smith Mildred Stafford Marilyn Taber Donald Huber, and George Giakoumakis Mary Lou Giakoumakis v. Allstate Life Insurance Company, an Illinois Corporation, Vito Campanelli Peggy Campanelli John Caudillo Barbara Caudillo Neil Damrow Gayle Damrow Nancy Durrant Garfield Ecung Debra Ecung George Giakoumakis Mary Lou Giakoumakis James House Pat House Donald Huner Tommie Jenkins Carrie Jenkins Brenda Kalosh Donald Menck Florence Menck Cheryl Mondheim Roy Rosenblatt Lorraine Rosenblatt Darla Severn Loyal Smith Mildred Stafford Marilyn Taber, and William Noah, Terry Noah v. Allstate Life Insurance Company, an Illinois Corporation, and Shadowbrook Design Group, Inc., a California Corporation W.S.C., a California Corporation, Dba Western States Construction, Dba Western States Geotechnical, AKA Western States CompaniesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
- Perini Corporation v. Orion Insurance Co.District Court, E.D. California · 1971
- Akin v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's LondonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2006