Trial Court Properly Found Insurer Did Not Breach Contract In Denying Auto Claim

(November 12, 2018, 10:02 AM EST) -- LOS ANGELES — A trial court properly granted an auto insurer’s motion for summary judgment in a suit alleging that the insurer breached its contract and acted in bad faith because there is no triable issue of fact that the damage to the insured’s vehicle was caused by wear and tear, an excluded cause of loss under the policy, the Second District California Court of Appeal said Oct. 30 (Edik Ghadimian v. Geico Casualty Co., No. B281262, Calif. App., 2nd Dist., Div. 2, 2018 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 7459)....