CATHAY MORTUARY (WAH SANG) v. UNITED PACIFIC INS.

No. C-81-4062 RPA.

582 F.Supp. 650 (1984)

CATHAY MORTUARY (WAH SANG) INC. Nicholas Daphne, and Virginia Daphne, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY, Reliance Insurance Company, and Allen Lee, Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. California.

March 13, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cliff Palefsky, McGuinn, Hillsman & Palefsky, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiffs.

Bryan A. Marmesh, St. Clair, Zappettini, McFetridge & Griffin, San Francisco, Cal., for defendants.


OPINION AND ORDER

AGUILAR, District Judge.

The instant action arises out of the conduct of various parties in a state court trial in 1980. In the state trial, a jury determined that Cathay Mortuary was liable for negligent and intentional acts connected with the removal of a body without authorization. The jury awarded damages to plaintiffs. Pursuant to state law, California Insurance Code § 533, and the insurance contract, the insurance companies only...

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