Legal Opinion
Wolfe v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Insurance
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 17, 1996No. B098665PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
GODOY PEREZ, J.
Plaintiff C. Sterling Wolfe appeals from the judgment of dismissal entered after demurrers to his complaint were sustained without leave to amend. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the judgment.
Facts and Procedural History
In the early morning hours of January 17, 1994, the “Northridge earthquake” rumbled through Southern California, killing some and injuring others, while leaving a trail of destroyed or damaged homes in its wake. To those fortunate (and prescient) enough to have earthquake insurance, more than $11 billion in property damage claims were paid by…
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