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TOMERLIN v. CANADIAN INDEMNITY CO.

Docket No. S.F. 21371.

61 Cal.2d 638 (1964)

394 P.2d 571

39 Cal. Rptr. 731

DAVID W. TOMERLIN, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. THE CANADIAN INDEMNITY COMPANY, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

August 13, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hanna & Brophy, Eugene A. Biglow and George Brunn for Defendant and Appellant.

McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard, Coyle & Best and Robert E. Coyle for Plaintiff and Respondent.

TOBRINER, J.

This case involves four issues which emanate from the representations of an attorney retained by an insurance company to defend an insured under a personal liability insurance policy. First, we hold that substantial evidence supports the trial court's findings that the attorney possessed the authority to bind the insurer by his representations respecting the coverage of the policy; second, we believe that the attorney's representations estop the insurer...

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