Legal Opinion
Fremont Indemnity Co. v. Du Alba
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 25, 1986No. G002153PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WALLIN, J.
In 1978, Robert Corbett intentionally blinded himself at his place of employment in order to collect a worker’s compensation award. He subsequently filed the fraudulent claim with Fremont Indemnity Company, his employer’s insurance carrier, and was awarded $185,000. Shortly thereafter, while serving time in prison on an unrelated criminal charge, Corbett confessed to the entire scheme.
Meanwhile, Corbett’s wife Sonia, a French citizen, took the insurance award and left the state. She first went to Oregon, where she purchased a home for $80,000. Around this time, Fremont…
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