Legal Opinion
Rangel v. Interinsurance Exchange
California Supreme Court
Decided December 3, 1992No. S023261PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*5Opinion
PANELLI, J.
—We granted review to decide whether an uninsured motorist carrier committed a tortious breach of insurance contract by delaying payment on a claim when the insured’s workers’ compensation claim arising from the same accident had not yet been resolved. We conclude that there was no breach of duty and reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeal.
I. Facts and Procedural History
In December 1977, defendant Interinsurance Exchange of the Automobile Club of Southern California (the Exchange) issued an automobile insurance policy to plaintiff Alice Casarez Rangel (Rangel). In…
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