Legal Opinion
Strickland v. Federal Insurance
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 25, 1988No. B021415PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BOREN, J.
In this action for declaratory relief, the trial court awarded respondents the full face amount of their all-risk homeowner’s insurance policy for losses they incurred as a result of a continuing geological hazard. We conclude that (1) there was a substantial legal and factual basis for the court’s award, and (2) the insurer has no right to contribution either from the soil stabilization efforts of others or from the insurance policies of neighboring landowners. Accordingly, we affirm.
Facts
Respondents Robert and Rosalie Strickland have resided in the Big Rock Mesa area of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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