Collateral Estoppel - Corporation Collaterally Estopped from Relitigating Issue Adjudicated in Prior Criminal Conviction of its President (Teitelbaum Furs, Inc. v. Dominion Ins. Co., Cal. 1962)

Authors

James W. Brannigan Jr.

Library of Congress Authority File

http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79122466

Document Type

Recent Cases

Abstract

In a criminal action Teitelbaum was convicted of conspiracy to commit grand theft, attempted grand theft, and the presentation and filing of false insurance claims as a result of a fake robbery of a corporation of which he was president and controlling stockholder. The corporation brought a subsequent action to recover on insurance policies for losses allegedly sustained in the same robbery. At the trial it was conceded that the corporation was Teitelbaum's alter ego. Held: The prior criminal conviction of Teitelbaum for attempt to defraud the insurer operated as a bar to the corporation's action under the policies. Teitelbaum, Furs Inc. v. Dominion Ins. Co., 25 Cal. Rptr. 559, 375 P.2d 439 (1962).

Recommended Citation

James W. Brannigan Jr., Collateral Estoppel - Corporation Collaterally Estopped from Relitigating Issue Adjudicated in Prior Criminal Conviction of its President (Teitelbaum Furs, Inc. v. Dominion Ins. Co., Cal. 1962), 1 San Diego L. Rev. 126 (1964).
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