Legal Opinion
Wilson v. Household Finance Corp.
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 12, 1982No. Civ. 62113PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ASHBY, J.
Plaintiffs Joseph and Charline Wilson filed a second amended complaint against defendants Household Finance Corporation and West Coast Life Insurance Company for breach of an insurer’s duty of good faith fair dealing with the insured and breach of fiduciary duty. The demurrer of respondent Household Finance Corporation (HFC) was sustained without leave to amend.
Plaintiffs purport to appeal from the order sustaining the demurrer. That is not an appealable order; appeal lies only from a subsequent order of dismissal. However, since the order sustained the demurrer without leave…
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- Delos v. Farmers Insurance GroupCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1979
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3Cited by11 opinions
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