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PACIFIC PIONEER INS. CO. v. SUPERIOR COURT

No. G057326.

44 Cal.App.5th 890 (2020)

PACIFIC PIONEER INSURANCE COMPANY, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF ORANGE COUNTY, Respondent; VANESSA GONZALEZ, Real Party in Interest.

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

January 30, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dwayne S. Beck and James W. Colfer for Petitioner.

Buchalter and Harry W.R. Chamberlain II for Association of Southern California Defense Counsel as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioner.

No appearance for Respondent.

Shaun Bauman and Thanos Simoudis for Real Party in Interest.

OPINION

In this case of first impression, we determine that insurers have the right to appeal a small claims default judgment entered against their insureds. We conclude the insured's failure to appear in small claims court does not annul the appeal right conferred upon the insurer by Code of Civil Procedure...

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