Supreme Court of California

The permissive user limitation in defendant's "E-Z Reader Car Policy" - purporting to limit to the legal minimum any coverage for permissive users of an insured vehicle - is insufficiently conspicuous, plain and clear to be enforceable.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/17/2004
• Published 05/17/2004

Judges

•  WERDEGAR, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  James C. Caviola, Jr., and Jean Ballantine, Los Angeles, for Plaintiff and Appellant., Robinson, Calcagnie & Robinson and Sharon J. Arkin, Newport Beach, for Consumer Attorneys of California as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Horvitz & Levy, Barry R. Levy, Mitchell C. Tilner, Daniel J. Gonzalez, Encino;  Chapin Shea McNitt & Carter, Richard D. Carter and Robin James, Los Angeles, for Defendant and Respondent., Grant, Genovese & Baratta, Irvine, and Lance D. Orloff, Los Angeles, for California Capital Insurance Company as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent.