People Ex Rel. Fund American Companies v. California Insurance

Opinion

EMERSON, J. *

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment entered in a quo warranto action, upholding defendant’s right to its franchise as a California corporation and, in particular, defendant’s right to use the name, California Insurance Company.

On September 25, 1964, Commercial Union Insurance Company of New York filed an application with the Insurance Commissioner of California for approval of the merging of its subsidiary, The California Insurance Company, with another of its subsidiaries. With the consent of the Insurance Commissioner, the merger became effective on December 31, 1964.

The…