California Court of Appeal

A judgment confirming an insurance appraisal award involving property damaged by a wildfire is reversed pursuant to an insured's claims that: 1) the award exceeded the appraisers' jurisdiction, and the trial court erred by finding he waived the jurisdictional rule; and 2) the court erred by finding he was precluded from challenging the appraisal award because he took possession of, but did not negotiate, checks the insurer provided him to cover the award.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/26/2006
• Published 06/26/2006

Judges

• McCONNELL, P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Joseph S. Carmellino, San Diego, CA, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Dale A. Amato, Berger & Kahn, San Diego, CA, for Defendant and Respondent.