# Inter-Insurance Exchange of Automobile Club v. Lopez

Canonical: https://californiapersonalinjurylaws.com/cases/lopez/

California Court of Appeal, 1965. 238 Cal.App.2d 441, pp. 443–446.

Reviewed by Andrew (Andy) R. Gillin; publisher reported approval 2026-11-04. The original review date was not supplied.

## Case background

Read the opinion for the full facts and procedural history.

## What 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.

## Limits

The case does not cover every no-contact crash. Current reporting, contact, and policy rules must be checked.

## Opinion

https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2243461/inter-insurance-exchange-of-automobile-club-v-lopez/