Beaumont-Gribin-Von Dyl Management Co. v. California Union Insurance

Opinion

LILLIE, J.

Defendant, California Union Insurance Company (Cal Union), appeals from a judgment entered in favor of plaintiff BeaumontGribin-Von Dyl Management Company, a California corporation (Management), on a policy of professional malpractice insurance. The policy provides maximum coverage of $500,000, with an amount of $2,500 deductible “from the total amount resulting from each claim.” The resolution of the primary issue before us depends upon whether the word “claim,” 1 within the meaning of the insurance policy, is ambiguous.

Management was a property management organization…