· 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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