Legal Opinion
Transport Indemnity Co. v. Royal Insurance
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 11, 1987No. A018805PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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SABRAW, J.—
In this case, we consider the issue of primary versus excess insurance coverage as between two insurance carriers which insured various portions of a truck tractor/trailer rig involved in an accident. We conclude that the policy which described the entire rig as an “owned” vehicle is primary and affirm the judgment.
I. The Facts and Procedure
Transport Indemnity Company (Transport) wrote a policy of motor vehicle liability insurance for Orsetti Trucking Co. (Orsetti) covering vehicles operated by it. The trailer portion of a truck tractor/trailer rig driven by an Orsetti…
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