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· 6/13/1991

Opsal v. United Services Automobile Ass'n

Citations

  • 2 Cal. App. 4th 1197
  • 10 Cal. Rptr. 2d 352
  • 91 Daily Journal DAR 7094
  • 1991 Cal. App. LEXIS 668

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  • holding that in the context of other exclusions such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, the earth movement exclusion must only apply to naturally occurring earth movement
  • holding that in the context of other exclusions such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, the earth movement exclusion must only apply to naturally occurring earth movement
  • stating that earth movement exclusion can be reasonably read to apply only to naturally occurring earth movement
  • although court declined to follow dicta in footnote of California Supreme Court decision, the court felt “constrained to say the Supreme Court’s footnote suggestion was not ‘unreasonable’ and provided ‘proper cause’ to support [defendant’s] denial of coverage”

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Judges: Wiener

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