Legal Opinion
Blackburn v. Home Life Insurance
California Supreme Court
Decided December 22, 1941No. L. A. 17495PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDMONDS, J. —
The allegations of the appellant's complaint include the statement that he is suing on behalf of himself and on behalf of all others similarly situated holding policies issued by the respondent which provide for payment upon death and also for permanent disability benefits. He charges that the respondent has been guilty of unlawful discrimination by calculating and allowing dividends upon such policies at a lower rate than upon those which do not include disability benefits. Because of the respondent’s practice in this regard, he asserts that he is entitled to an accounting and a…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- See v. North American Accident InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1923
- Rhine v. New York Life InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1936
- Burr v. Western States Life InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1931
- Legg v. St. JohnSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Rhine v. New York Life InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1936
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Steven v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.California Supreme Court · 1962
- Standard Acc. Ins. Co. Of Detroit, Mich. v. Winget Winget v. Standard Acc. Ins. Co. Of Detroit, MichCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1952
- Overholtzer v. Northern Counties Title InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1953
- Coit v. Jefferson Standard Life InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1946
- Protex-A-Kar Co. v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.California Court of Appeal · 1951
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