Legal Opinion
Morris v. Noguchi
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 29, 1983No. Civ. 64315PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WOODS, P. J.
Plaintiff appeals from the trial court’s refusal to issue a peremptory writ of mandate, sought to compel the Los Angeles County Coroner to change the cause-of-death provision on a death certificate. We affirm.
On June 17, 1980, plaintiff’s husband was killed during a struggle with officers of the Los Angeles Police Department. An autopsy was performed by the Los Angeles County Coroner on June 20, and on August 12, 1980, an autopsy report was issued by the coroner which concluded that the cause of decedent’s death was “Cardiac arrest during physical altercation due to or as a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Mar Shee v. Maryland Assurance Corp.California Supreme Court · 1922
- Palmer v. FoxCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1953
- Pacific Freight Lines v. Industrial Accident CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1945
- Romero v. Volunteer State Life InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1970
- Estate of ScottCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1942
3Cited by8 opinions
- Morris v. HarperCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2001
- Heighley v. J.C. Penney Life InsuranceDistrict Court, C.D. California · 2003
- Consumer Watchdog v. Department of Managed Health CareCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2014
- Walsh v. CaidinCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1991
- Estate of LenschCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2009
3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.