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· 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

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

  • 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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