STATE FARM FIRE & CASUALTY CO. v. SUPERIOR COURT

Docket No. B096075.

45 Cal.App.4th 1093 (1996)

STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY et al., Petitioners, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent; IRENE ALLEGRO et al., Real Parties in Interest.

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

May 23, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Robie & Matthai, James R. Robie, Michael J. O'Neill and Pamela E. Dunn for Petitioners.

Chapman, Popik & White, Susan M. Popik, Horvitz & Levy, David M. Axelrad, Lisa Perrochet and Andrea M. Gauthier as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioners.

No appearance for Respondent

Shernoff, Bidart & Darras, Michael J. Bidart and Sharon J. Arkin for Real Parties in Interest.


OPINION

CROSKEY, J.

Petitioners State Farm Fire and Casualty Company and State Farm Mutual Automobile Company (collectively State Farm) are defendants in an action filed by 165 individual plaintiffs who were insured by petitioners and allege a number of claims relating to the Northridge earthquake on January 17, 1994. State Farm filed a demurrer to plaintiffs' first amended complaint on three grounds which are relevant here: (1) plaintiffs...

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