· 8/14/1987
Kelly v. Farmers Insurance Exchange
Citations
- 194 Cal. App. 3d 1
- 239 Cal. Rptr. 259
- 1987 Cal. App. LEXIS 2013
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “The implied covenant, which is part of every insurance contract, imposes a duty on the insurer to settle a claim against its insured within policy limits whenever there is a substantial likelihood of a recovery in excess of policy limits.”
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