PETERS v. FIREMEN'S INS. CO.

No. B119313.

79 Cal.Rptr.2d 326 (1998)

67 Cal.App.4th 808

Laurence W. PETERS, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. FIREMEN'S INSURANCE COMPANY of Newark, New Jersey, Defendant and Respondent.

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

October 6, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J.T. O'Brien, Covina, for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Porter, Groff & Lodwick, A Law Corporation and David S. Porter, Long Beach, for Defendant and Respondent.


BOREN, P.J.

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