SCOTTSDALE INS. CO. v. CENTURY SURETY CO.

No. B204521.

182 Cal.App.4th 1023 (2010)

105 Cal. Rptr. 3d 896

SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. CENTURY SURETY COMPANY, Defendant and Appellant.

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

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Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Knopfler & Pazos, George Knopfler and James Pazos for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Woolls & Peer and H. Douglas Galt for Defendant and Appellant.


OPINION

CROSKEY, Acting P. J.

When multiple insurance companies have the duty to defend the same mutual insured against the same legal action, the costs of the defense are to be allocated among the insurers equitably. When an insurance company which has the duty to defend declines to participate in the defense of the common insured, those insurers who contributed to the defense may pursue...

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