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· 1/6/1987

Congleton v. National Union Fire Insurance

Citations

  • 189 Cal. App. 3d 51
  • 234 Cal. Rptr. 218
  • 1987 Cal. App. LEXIS 1354

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that the ultimate test of liability is “whether the refusal to pay policy benefits was unreasonable”
  • “The conduct of an insurer in rejecting a claim is unreasonable if inconsistent with placing the insured’s interests above those of the insurance company and its stock holders.”
  • construction of the language of an insurance contract a legal issue

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Judges: Arguelles

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