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· 7/30/1991

American Star Insurance Co. v. Insurance Co. of the West

Citations

  • 232 Cal. App. 3d 1320
  • 284 Cal. Rptr. 45
  • 91 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 6038
  • 91 Daily Journal DAR 9389
  • 1991 Cal. App. LEXIS 879

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • \A policyholder's `reasonable expectation' of coverage is only relevant when the policy is ambiguous.\
  • “A policyholder’s ‘reasonable expectation’ of coverage is only relevant when the policy is ambiguous.”
  • “If the claim does not fall within the insuring clauses, there 1 is no need to analyze further. There is no coverage.”
  • “[E]vidence of a policyholder’s ‘intent’ is also unavailing against the plain language of the policy. A policyholder’s ‘reasonable expectation’ of coverage is only relevant when the policy is ambiguous.”

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Judges: Sills

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