· 3/31/1993
Hertz Corp. v. Home Insurance
Citations
- 14 Cal. App. 4th 1071
- 18 Cal. Rptr. 2d 267
- 93 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 2492
- 93 Daily Journal DAR 4196
- 1993 Cal. App. LEXIS 353
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that because excess liability coverage is entitled to broader exemptions and exclusions than primary coverage, a conspicuous and unambiguous DUI exclusion is enforceable therein
- stating that an excess policy may contain an exclusion for drunk driving whereas a primary policy is prohibited from containing such an exclusion
- stating that an excess policy may contain an exclusion for drunk driving whereas a primary policy is prohibited from containing such an exclusion
- excess liability insurance policy’s incorporation of prohibited use of the rental agreement was unambiguous and sufficiently clear to be enforceable
- “when a policy contains sufficiently clear language, it matters not that the insured 27 . . . failed to read it”
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Judges: Froehlich
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