· 11/27/1961
Continental Casualty Co. v. Zurich Insurance
Citations
- 57 Cal. 2d 27
- 17 Cal. Rptr. 12
- 366 P.2d 455
- 1961 Cal. LEXIS 179
How courts have described this case
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- all insurers obligated to defend must pay pro rata cost of defense to extent each insurer paid cost of judgment
- all insurers obligated to defend must pay pro rata cost of defense to extent each insurer paid cost of judgment
- truck hired by independent logging company to haul timber for named insured fit definition of “hired automobile” under policy
- “where the insurer defaults in defending, the indemnity obligation will be held to cover all expenses reasonably incurred by the insured in providing his own defense”
- “We find no roadblocks to such a result and we think that the considerations which lead to it are more persuasive than any reasons suggested to the contrary”
- \We find no roadblocks to such a result and we think that the considerations which lead to it are more persuasive than any reasons suggested to the contrary.\
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Judges: Schauer
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