Legal Opinion
Evans v. Pacific Indemnity Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 27, 1975No. Civ. 14361PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PARAS, J.
This is an appeal by plaintiffs from a judgment for defendant after trial by the court. The judgment decreed that plaintiffs, who were insured under a comprehensive liability insurance policy by defendant company, were not entitled to coverage for money damages awarded to one Edwin A. Rader in his tort action against plaintiff William H. Evans.
Plaintiffs, as husband and wife, owned and operated a tavern in Butte County. The insurance policy covered, inter alia, liability to pay damages for bodily injury. While it was in force, a fight occurred on the premises of the tavern…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Arenson v. National Automobile & Casualty InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1955
- Tomerlin v. Canadian Indemnity Co.California Supreme Court · 1964
- Maxon v. Security Insurance of New Haven ConnecticutCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1963
- Nuffer v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1965
- Otter v. General Insurance of AmericaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1973
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- Mullen v. Glens Falls InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1977
- Allstate Insurance v. Kim W.California Court of Appeal · 1984
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