California Court of Appeal

In a probate action, probate court ruling against insurance company is affirmed where: 1) the court did not abuse its discretion in determining that insurance company had standing to petition the court; 2) the court properly determined that insurer was estopped from asserting that plaintiff failed to file a timely claim against the estate; and 3) the provisions of Probate Code section 550 relating to limitation of damages did not apply, and thus insurer's argument that recovery must be limited to the amount of decedent's insurance coverage was without merit.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/20/2009
• Published 04/20/2009

Judges

• NICHOLSON, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kenyon Yeates,Charity Kenyon and Bill Yeates;  Lindahl Beck and Renee A. Haupt, Los Angeles;  Legacy Law Group and Tracy M. Potts, for Objector and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Webb & Tapella Law Corporation, Borden D. Webb and Carlena L. Tapella, Sacramento, for Petitioner and Respondent., The Ehrlich Law Firm and Jeffrey Isaac Ehrlich;  Alan M. Laskin;  Waldron & Olson, Waldron & Bragg and David I. Lipsky, Newport Beach, for Claimants and Respondents.