Legal Opinion
Romero v. Volunteer State Life Insurance
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 14, 1970No. Civ. 34697PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
LILLIE, J.
Plaintiff’s intestate, Andres Romero, met his death in the early morning hours of June 28, 1966, while driving his Thunderbird automobile along U.S. 101 in the City of Santa Barbara. This suit for breach of contract was instituted when defendant company refused to pay the proceeds of a $10,000 accidental death life insurance policy issued to the beneficiary thereof (T. J. Bettes Company of California) which, in turn, assigned its interest to decedent’s estate. Asserted as a defense by the issuing company were the following provisions in the policy sued on: “This policy does…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Wagner v. OsbornCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1964
- Barker v. California-Western States Life Ins. Co.California Court of Appeal · 1967
- People v. SmylieCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1963
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3Cited by9 opinions
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