Legal Opinion
Dodd v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance
District Court, E.D. California
Decided June 14, 1988No. Civ. S-87-644 LKKPublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
KARLTON, Chief Judge.
James C. Dodd and his wife are the sole owners of all of the stock of James C. Dodd & Associates, Inc., a California corporation. That corporation enrolled in a group health plan issued by defendant John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company (“John Hancock”) to the Trustees of the California Council of the American Institute of Architects. Plaintiff's wife suffered a stroke which he alleges requires her to have 24-hour nursing care. When the defendant insurance company declined to pay for the care, plaintiff brought suit in Sacramento Superior Court, alleging…
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