Legal Opinion
Safeco Insurance v. Gilstrap
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 29, 1983No. Civ. 22282PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SPARKS, J.
We are presented with a dispute concerning the coverage provided in a “Homeowner’s” insurance policy for an accident occasioned by the negligent entrustment of a motorcycle. The trial court, in a declaratory relief action initiated by the insurance carrier, determined that coverage was provided.
Although we have found no California case directly on point, our review of related appellate opinions of this state, together with an analysis of sister state decisions, persuades us that under the circumstances presented coverage is expressly and unambiguously excluded under the…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. PartridgeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973
- Upland Mutual Insurance, Inc. v. NoelSupreme Court of Kansas · 1974
- Barnstable County Mutual Fire Insurance v. LallyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Herzog v. National American InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
- Cooter v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1977
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3Cited by57 opinions
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- Ray v. Farmers Insurance ExchangeCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1988
- Allstate Insurance Company v. GilbertCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
- Century Transit Systems, Inc. v. American Empire Surplus Lines InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1996
- Atlas Assurance Co. v. McCombs Corp.California Court of Appeal · 1983
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