Legal Opinion
California Union Insurance v. Landmark Insurance
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 27, 1983No. Civ. 67843PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
RILEY, J. *
In February 1982, plaintiff California Union Insurance Company (Cal Union hereafter) filed a declaratory relief action against defendant Landmark Insurance Company (hereafter Landmark). The case involves a controversy between the two companies, the only parties to the litigation, concerning their respective obligations to a property owner claimant (Westmont Gardens) as to which of their policies, as successive carriers, covers | a loss.
In the lower court defendant contended the water damage the claimant suffered resulted from two different occurrences, and that plaintiff…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Gruol Construction Co. v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1974
- Chamberlin v. SmithCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1977
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. American InsuranceIndiana Court of Appeals · 1976
- Maples v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.California Court of Appeal · 1978
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