Legal Opinion
Ruster v. Ruster
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 1, 1974No. Civ. 32259PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
DEVINE, J. *
This appeal from a summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s complaint is concerned with a contest between the mother, plaintiff, and the wife, defendant, of a deceased employee of the State of California for death benefits.
John A. Ruster, decedent, a bank examiner working with the Department of Savings and Loan of the State of California, was killed in an automobile accident on November 28, 1971, at the age of 58. He had married Mary Jane on September 6, 1971, two months and 22 days before his death. For over 10 years prior to his marriage, decedent had lived with his…
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