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CACI No. 2322

Affirmative Defense—Insured’s Voluntary Payment

activein force · 2022-01-01 – presentcompiled-edition

[Name of defendant] claims that it does not have to pay [specify, e.g., the

amount of the settlement] because [name of plaintiff] made a voluntary

payment. To succeed on this defense, [name of defendant] must prove the

following:

1. [Select either or both of the following:]

1. [That [name of plaintiff] made a payment to [name of third party

claimant] in [partial/full] settlement of [name of third party

claimant]’s claim against [name of plaintiff]; [or]]

1. [That [name of plaintiff] [made a payment/ [or] assumed an

obligation/ [or] incurred an expense] to [name] with regard to

[name of third party claimant]’s claim against [name of plaintiff]];

1. AND

2. That [name of defendant] did not give its consent or approval for

the [payment/ [or] obligation/ [or] expense].

New April 2007

Provenance

Source
courts.ca.gov
Retrieved
2026-08-20
Edition
caci-2022
Content hash
146427bde399e2cc114e4ba6bebb3fa7c6abcc369f2dac6aa9e4bac2a99a2470
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