Wishnev v. The Northwestern Mutual Life Ins. Co.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA SANFORD J. WISHNEV, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant and Appellant. S246541 Ninth Circuit 16-16037 Northern District of California 3:15-cv-3797-EMC November 14, 2019 Justice Corrigan authored the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye and Justices Chin, Liu, Cuéllar, Kruger, and Groban concurred. WISHNEV v. THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY S246541 Opinion of the Court by Corrigan, J. The body of California law prohibiting usury derives from a variety of sources,…