SUGARHOUSE DIXON, LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED VS. PALMS INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD., A CAYMAN ISLANDS ET AL

SF Superior Court - Law & Motion / Discovery Dept 302 - CGC24616858 - June 24, 2025 Hearing date: June 24, 2025 Case number: CGC24616858 Case title: SUGARHOUSE DIXON, LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED VS. PALMS INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD., A CAYMAN ISLANDS ET AL Case Number: | | CGC24616858 | Case Title: | | SUGARHOUSE DIXON, LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED VS. PALMS INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD., A CAYMAN ISLANDS ET AL | Court Date: | | 2025-06-24 09:00 AM | Calendar Matter: | | DEMURRER to CROSS COMPLAINT | Rulings: | | Matter on the Law & Motion / Discovery calendar for Tuesday, June 24, 2025, Line 7. CROSS DEFENDANT SUGARHOUSE DIXON, LLC's, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY DEMURRER to CROSS COMPLAINT.

Cross-defendant Sugarhouse Dixon, LLC's demurrer to the second cause of action for reformation in the cross-complaint filed by Palms Insurance Company is sustained without leave to amend. Section 17 of the insurance policy issued by Palms plainly and unambiguously precludes Palms' reformation claim. To permit Palms to pursue its reformation claim would be re-write the policy, which this court is not permitted to do. Palms' argument that its reformation claim is seeking an "endorsement" lacks merit. An endorsement is an addition and/or deletion to the policy issued by the insurer, not a ruling by a court.

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