State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Little v. Stuyvesant Life Ins. Co.

Decided February 24, 1977. Herbert C. Kaufman wrote the opinion for the court.

67 Cal. App. 3d 451 · Cited 67 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Merlo v. Standard Life & Accident Insurance · 59 Cal. App. 3d 5
Fletcher v. Western National Life Insurance · 10 Cal. App. 3d 376
Bertero v. National General Corp. · 529 P.2d 608
Cunningham v. Simpson · 461 P.2d 39
Rosenberg v. J. C. Penney Co. · 30 Cal. App. 2d 609
Gruenberg v. Aetna Insurance · 510 P.2d 1032
Silberg v. California Life Insurance · 521 P.2d 1103
Schroeder v. Auto Driveaway Co. · 523 P.2d 662
Oakes v. McCarthy Co. · 267 Cal. App. 2d 231
Douglas v. Southern Pacific Co. · 264 P. 237
Solgaard v. Guy F. Atkinson Co. · 491 P.2d 821
Willden v. Washington National Insurance · 557 P.2d 501
Vaughn v. Jonas · 31 Cal. 2d 586
Rodgers v. Kemper Construction Co. · 50 Cal. App. 3d 608
Singleton v. Perry · 45 Cal. 2d 489
Richardson v. Employers Liability Assurance Corp. · 25 Cal. App. 3d 232
Stevens v. Snow · 214 P. 968
Snodgrass v. Hand · 31 P.2d 198
Rupp v. Summerfield · 161 Cal. App. 2d 657
Downing v. Barrett Mobile Home Transport, Inc. · 38 Cal. App. 3d 519
Salstrom v. Orleans Bar Gold Mining Co. · 96 P. 292
Simoneau v. Pacific Electric Ry. Co. · 136 P. 544
Leo v. Dunlap · 260 Cal. App. 2d 24
Roberts v. Del Monte Properties Co. · 111 Cal. App. 2d 69
Harpst v. Kirkpatrick · 26 Cal. App. 3d 482

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Travelers Insurance v. Lesher · 187 Cal. App. 3d 169
Notrica v. State Compensation Insurance Fund · 83 Cal. Rptr. 2d 89
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