Causes of Loss
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 692 F. Supp. 1171 - Intel Corp. v. Hartford Acc. and Indem. Co. (1988)
Most recently applied in 692 F. Supp. 1171 - Intel Corp. v. Hartford Acc. and Indem. Co. (August 1988)
Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 145.
An insurer is liable:
(a) Where the thing insured is rescued from a peril insured against, and which would otherwise have caused a loss, if, in the course of such rescue, the thing is exposed to a peril not insured against, and which permanently deprives the insured of its possession, in whole or in part.
(b) If a loss is caused by efforts to rescue the thing insured from a peril insured against.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.