Legal Opinion

Shaw v. Board of Administration

California Court of Appeal

Decided March 17, 1952No. Civ. 18695PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VALLÉE, J.

Petitioner, LaGulia G. Shaw, brought this proceeding for a writ of mandamus to compel the Board of Administration of the State Employees’ Retirement System of California, referred to as the board, to pay a death benefit to her. The board was granted permission to substitute the administratrix of the estate of Frank Shaw, deceased, upon its depositing the benefit with the clerk of the court. The benefit was so deposited. The writ was denied and the board was ordered to pay the benefit to the administratrix. Petitioner appeals.

Petitioner and Frank Shaw were married in 1923. About July…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance v. SchaeferSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
  2. Kern v. City of Long BeachCalifornia Supreme Court · 1947
  3. Grimm v. GrimmCalifornia Supreme Court · 1945
  4. Packer v. Board of RetirementCalifornia Supreme Court · 1950
  5. Blethen v. Pacific Mutual Life InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1926

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. Watenpaugh v. State Teacher's Retirement SystemCalifornia Supreme Court · 1959
  2. Thorp v. RandazzoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1953
  3. Estate of BuchmanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1955
  4. United Benefit Life Insurance v. PriceWashington Supreme Court · 1955
  5. Watenpaugh v. State Teachers' RetirementCalifornia Supreme Court · 1959

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