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· 5/23/1986

Royal Globe Insurance v. Whitaker

Citations

  • 181 Cal. App. 3d 532
  • 226 Cal. Rptr. 435
  • 1986 Cal. App. LEXIS 1630

How courts have described this case

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

  • no duty to defend breach of contract and fraud claims under a comprehensive business policy
  • complaint alleging fraud does not suggest an \accident\ even if the insured did not intend the resulting harm
  • “An intentional act is not an ‘accident’ within the plain meaning of the word.”
  • “[A]n intentional act is not an ‘accident’ within the plain meaning of the word.”
  • insured’s burden to show that the claim falls within the basic coverage

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