Legal Opinion
Blake v. Aetna Life Insurance
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 26, 1979No. Civ. 20788PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
McDANIEL, J.
Thomas Jeffery Blake (Blake) was insured under a group policy of life insurance written for his employer by defendant Aetna Life Insurance Company (Aetna), which policy provided for basic coverage of $10,000 plus an equal amount payable for accidental death. Blake died, and the amended death certificate indicated that the occasion of death was “undetermined” as distinguished from possible specification thereon of accident, suicide, or homicide as such occasion.
Upon notification of Blake’s death, Aetna promptly paid the $10,000 due under the basic coverage. However, the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Egan v. Mutual of Omaha InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979
- Crisci v. Security InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1967
- Fletcher v. Western National Life InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1970
- Silberg v. California Life InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
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