RAMIREZ v. USAA CASUALTY INS. CO.

Docket No. C006895.

234 Cal.App.3d 391 (1991)

285 Cal. Rptr. 757

JESUS RAMIREZ, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. USAA CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Third District.

September 24, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Schaefer, Walker & DeMartini, John F. Macgregor and Daniel U. Smith for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Stumbos & Mason, Stephen A. Mason and David Yost for Defendant and Appellant.


OPINION

CARR, J.

The critical issue tendered by this appeal is whether an insurer owes a duty to its insureds to disclose within a reasonable time the existence and amount of underinsured insurance coverage which may or may not become operative depending on the adequacy of the available bodily injury liability insurance. If such a duty exists, the specific question on this appeal is...

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