FIRE INS. EXCHANGE v. AMERICAN STATES INS. CO.

Docket No. B082759.

39 Cal.App.4th 653 (1995)

46 Cal. Rptr.2d 135

FIRE INSURANCE EXCHANGE et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. AMERICAN STATES INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant and Appellant.

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

October 25, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Richards, Watson & Gershon, Erwin E. Adler, Robert C. Ceccon and Kayser O. Sume for Defendant and Appellant.

Carter & Chuang, Jeffrey J. Leist and Craig H. Bell for Plaintiffs and Respondents.


OPINION

YEGAN, J.

American States Insurance Company (American States) appeals from a judgment ordering it to pay $487,500 on an action for equitable contribution. The trial court ruled that American States and another excess carrier, Truck Insurance Exchange (Truck), were co-insurers and share equally in the excess cost of settling a personal injury action brought against their insureds. We affirm. Substantial evidence supports the...

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