Inter-Insurance Exchange of Automobile Club v. Lopez
California Court of Appeal · 1965
238 Cal.App.2d 441, pp. 443–446
ATTORNEY REVIEWED
Reviewed by Andrew (Andy) R. Gillin
California State Bar #45226 ↗ · Approval recorded November 4, 2026
How we record review approvalWhat the court decided
An unknown car hit another car and pushed it into the insured car. The court treated that chain of contact as physical contact.
Where the rule has limits
The case does not cover every no-contact crash. Current reporting, contact, and policy rules must be checked.
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Inter-Insurance Exchange of Automobile Club v. Lopez — full opinion ↗
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Questions this decision helps explain
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