Legal Opinion
Gold v. Salem Lutheran Home Assn.
California Supreme Court
Decided December 18, 1959No. S. F. 20008PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcCOMB, J.
Defendant is a nonprofit corporation which maintains a licensed home for the aged. Applicants are admitted for a trial period of two months. At the end of this period, or earlier if defendant’s board of directors consents, a contract may be executed under which defendant becomes obligated to provide a home for the applicant for the remainder of his life. For such life care contract the applicant pays a lump sum, determined by reference to life expectancy tables.
Plaintiffs are executors of the will of Nicholas Chouvaldjy. Mr. Chouvaldjy, 84 years of age, applied for admission to the home and…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Lloyd v. MurphyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1944
- Rishel v. Pacific Mut. Life Ins. Co. of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1935
- Curtis v. New York Life InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1914
- McCulloch v. LiguoriCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1948
- Gillespie v. OrmsbyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1954
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Guthmann v. La Vida LlenaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1985
- Glenn R. Sewell Sheet Metal, Inc. v. LoverdeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1969
- Cutter Laboratories, Inc. v. TwiningCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1963
- In the Matter of Ocean Air Tradeways, Inc., Bankrupt No. 90989. Ocean Air Tradeways, Inc. v. Arkay Realty Corp. And Duncan, Korb & Trimble, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
- Burka v. PatrickCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1976
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