Legal Opinion
Cain v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 30, 1975No. Civ. 34842PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
EMERSON, J. * —
Preliminary Statement
Elaine Cain was injured in a single car collision. The automobile involved in the accident was owned by Bing Woo Jew and insured by State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. (State Farm); the liability limits of this policy were $25,000.
Elaine Cain subsequently filed an action against Bing Woo Jew. Prior to trial settlement offers were put forth by Miss Cain’s attorney; these were rejected by State Farm although the offers were within the policy limits. The jury found that Jew had been operating the vehicle at the time of the accident, and returned…
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