Legal Opinion
California State Automobile Ass'n v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 21, 1986No. Civ. 25330PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BLEASE, J.
At issue is whether an automobile insurance policy provision which extends coverage to events happening between the ports of the United States, its possessions, territories, and Canada applies to an automobile accident occuring during a vacation trip in Mexico. The answer is no.
Facts
Real party Fred Godinez is an insured under two automobile policies issúed by the California State Automobile Association, Inter-Insurance Bureau (CSAA). On February 4, 1983, Godinez and real party Cavazos left Stockton, California, on a trip to Mexico. As they characterized it, they were on a…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Crane v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.California Supreme Court · 1971
- Herzog v. National American InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
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