GRIFFITH v. STATE FARM MUT. AUTO. INS. CO.

Docket No. B045115.

230 Cal.App.3d 59 (1991)

281 Cal. Rptr. 165

MARIAN P. GRIFFITH et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Five.

May 13, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Curtis L. Gemmil for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Spray, Gould & Bowers and James S. Link for Defendant and Appellant.


OPINION

ASHBY, Acting P.J.

The issue presented by this appeal is: Prior to the filing of a lawsuit or another formal proceeding, can a third party claimant require an insurance carrier to release the policy limits of an insurance contract?

FACTS

Marian P. Griffith and Cecilio Guerra (hereinafter Claimants) each retained Attorney Curtis L. Gemmil to represent them in personal injury lawsuits arising from two separate...

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