Legal Opinion
Lomes v. Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 27, 2001No. B137677PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ORTEGA, J.
The trial court granted declaratory relief to the insured, finding that the insurer owed a duty to defend. In all other respects, the trial court entered judgment for the insurer. Both parties have appealed.
Reversing the trial court’s ruling on the declaratory relief cause of action, we hold there was no duty to defend. We remand for the trial court to enter judgment for the insurer.
Background
Scott M. Lomes and William Low were the sole shareholders of Newton Wholesale Co., Inc., a wholesale grocery business that developed a computer software program to track inventories and…
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