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Case Name | La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club, Inc. v. Industrial Indemnity Co. | |
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Date | 12/19/1994 | |
Note | Coverage A in a work comp policy does not give rise to duty to defend a civil suit. | |
Citation | 9 Cal.4th 27 | |
WCC Citation | WCC 28911994 CA |
LA JOLLA BEACH AND TENNIS CLUB, INC. , et al. , Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. INDUSTRIAL INDEMNITY COMPANY, Defendant and Respondent. On May 9, 1986, the Trust tendered defense of the Saleh complaint to its workers' compensation carrier, defendant Industrial Indemnity Company (Industrial) fn. The Current Action On or about August 29, 1990, plaintiff La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club, Inc. , the Trust's successor in interest, and Kellogg (La Jolla) brought this action against Industrial and American. La Jolla appealed solely on the ground that Industrial had a duty to defend under part 1 of the policy, or the workers' compensation coverage. Accordingly, we discuss only those claims by La Jolla against Industrial with regard to the Saleh action.
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