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· 10/14/1981

Middlesex Insurance v. Mann

Citations

  • 124 Cal. App. 3d 558
  • 177 Cal. Rptr. 495
  • 1981 Cal. App. LEXIS 2244

How courts have described this case

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  • looking to the purposes behind the statute to imply a cause of action for breach of fiduciary duty under the Insurance Code
  • civil action in tort may lie for damages proximately resulting from an insurance company’s breach of fiduciary duty imposed by the Insurance Code
  • “We conclude that a civil action will lie for damages proximately resulting from a licensee’s breach of the fiduciary obligations imposed by [sections 1733 and 1734].”
  • “The fiduciary obligations described in sections 1733 and 1734 were designed to effectuate a public policy of protecting both insurers and policyholders from the mishandling and dissipation of premium payments.”
  • evidence created jury question as to director’s breach of fiduciary duty to corporation
  • evidence created jury question as to director's breach of fiduciary duty to corporation

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Judges: Kaufman

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