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· 2/8/1977

Spindle v. Travelers Insurance Companies

Citations

  • 66 Cal. App. 3d 951
  • 136 Cal. Rptr. 404
  • 1977 Cal. App. LEXIS 1190

How courts have described this case

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

  • stating it was bad faith to cancel a malpractice policy to make an example to other insureds and induce them to pay higher premiums
  • involving an allegedly tortious cancellation of medical malpractice insurance of one doctor for the improper purpose of intimidating others covered by a master coverage agreement to agree to higher premiums
  • “Cancellation provisions of a contract are subject to the covenant of good faith and fair dealing just as are other provisions of a contract.”
  • insurance cancellation can be the basis for a bad faith claim

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Jefferson (Bernard)

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