Legal Opinion
Martinez v. Hudson
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 14, 1936No. Civ. 10398PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROTH, J., pro tem.
Plaintiff and respondent is the surviving wife of Willie Martinez, deceased, who on April 20, 1933, as an employee of the city of Los Angeles, and a member of the Los Angeles City Employees Association, had issued to him a group life policy in the amount of $2,500. The beneficiary named in the policy was Leatha Hudson Martinez, defendant and appellant herein, described as the wife of the insured; her actual name was Letha Hudson. The insured and Letha Hudson had been living together as husband and wife, although respondent, the actual wife of the insured, was alive and known…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- New York Life Insurance v. Bank of ItalyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1923
- Travelers Insurance v. FancherCalifornia Supreme Court · 1933
- Modern Woodmen of America v. GrayCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1931
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