Legal Opinion
Guerin v. California Western States Life Insurance
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 21, 1964No. Civ. 27864PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHerndon, Acting P. J.
Defendant, the insurer, appeals from the judgment entered against it following a nonjury trial in which it was determined that it was liable for payment of certain specified benefits due to respondent as beneficiary under a group insurance policy issued to his father. Appellant challenges the reasonableness of the interpretations placed upon certain terms of its policy by the trial court and the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain certain findings of fact made by the trial court on the issue of estoppel.
Respondent is the son of Joseph P. Guerin, who, during his lifetime and until the time…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Methvin v. Fidelity Mutual Life Ass'nCalifornia Supreme Court · 1900
- Scott v. Federal Life InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1962
- Peterson v. Allstate InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1958
- Kansas City Life Ins. v. DavisCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1938
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3Cited by8 opinions
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