R & B AUTO CENTER, INC v. FARMERS GROUP, INC
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CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION
IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION THREE
| R & B AUTO CENTER, INC., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. FARMERS GROUP, INC., et al., Defendants and Respondents. | G032371 (Super. Ct. No. 01CC01761) O P I N I O N |
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Orange County, William M. Monroe, Judge. Reversed and remanded.
Prenovost, Normandin, Bergh & Dawe, Michael G. Dawe and Paula M. Harrelson for Plaintiff and Appellant.
Picker, Chow & Freisleben, Alan J. Freisleben and Todd A. Picker for Defendants and Respondents Farmers Group, Inc. and Truck Underwriters Association.
Horvitz & Levy, Lisa Perrochet, Jason R. Litt; Hollins Schechter and Eric N. Riezman for Defendant and Respondent Truck Insurance Exchange.
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