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Amicus Library

Dart Industries vs. Commercial Insurance Co.
Year 1999
Court California Supreme Court
Case Number S096518
Issue
  • Use of secondary evidence to prove coverage
State
  • California

Opposing a Court of Appeal Decision, UP urged that insureds (including holocaust victims) who do not have copies of their original policies be allowed to offer “secondary evidence” of lost documents to prove the existence of the policies themselves.

Related Docs
  • Dart-Industries-vs.-Commercial-Union-ins.-Co.-Request-by-Amicus-Curiae-for-Review_0.pdf
  • Dart-Industries-vs.-Commercial-Union-Ins.-Co.-Opinion-and-Concurring-Opinion_0.pdf
  • Dart-Industries-vs.-Commercial-Request-to-Accept-Letter-giving-notice-of-judicial-actions_0.pdf
  • Dart-Industries-vs.-Commercial-Request-for-Leave-to-file-letter-brief-in-response-of-Commercial-Union-brief.pdf
  • Dart-Industries-Supplemental-Brief-after-Transfer-by-CA-Supreme-Court.pdf
Related Cases
Dart Industries vs. Commercial Insurance Co.
Year: 1999
Court: California Supreme Court
Case Number: S096518
Issue:
  • Use of secondary evidence to prove coverage
State:
  • California

Opposing a Court of Appeal Decision, UP urged that insureds (including holocaust victims) who do not have copies of their original policies be allowed to offer “secondary evidence” of lost documents to prove the existence of the policies themselves.

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