Legal Opinion
Schar v. Hartford Life Insurance
District Court, N.D. California
Decided January 23, 2003No. C 02-1073 JLPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMARY JUDGMENT
LARSON, United States Magistrate Judge.
INTRODUCTION
Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment came on for hearing on November 20, 2002. Appearing for Plaintiff was James J. Matson. Appearing for Defendant was Dean J. McElroy. The court finds that the parties dispute the cause of death of Robert Schar, the decedent under the accidental death insurance policy at issue in this case. However, the fact in dispute is not material because none of the possible causes constitutes an accident under California law and, therefore, there is no coverage. Since there is no contractual…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Waller v. Truck Insurance Exchange, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1995
- Triton Energy Corp. v. Square D Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
11 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by2 opinions
- Heighley v. J.C. Penney Life InsuranceDistrict Court, C.D. California · 2003
- Marble Bridge Funding Group, Inc. v. Euler Hermes American Credit Indemnity Co.District Court, N.D. California · 2016