State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Merlo v. Standard Life & Accident Insurance

Decided June 11, 1976. Stephen K. Tamura wrote the opinion for the court.

59 Cal. App. 3d 5 · Cited 85 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.

Bertero v. National General Corp. · 529 P.2d 608
Fletcher v. Western National Life Insurance · 10 Cal. App. 3d 376
Knierim v. Izzo · 174 N.E.2d 157
Lowe v. Yolo Cty. Consol. Water Co. · 108 P. 297
Gruenberg v. Aetna Insurance · 510 P.2d 1032
Seffert v. Los Angeles Transit Lines · 56 Cal. 2d 498
Rupp v. Summerfield · 161 Cal. App. 2d 657
Downing v. Barrett Mobile Home Transport, Inc. · 38 Cal. App. 3d 519
Silberg v. California Life Insurance · 521 P.2d 1103
Cunningham v. Simpson · 461 P.2d 39
Merritt v. Reserve Insurance · 34 Cal. App. 3d 858
State Rubbish Collectors Ass'n v. Siliznoff · 240 P.2d 282
Niles v. City of San Rafael · 42 Cal. App. 3d 230
Beck v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance · 54 Cal. App. 3d 347
Baker v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals Board · 18 Cal. App. 3d 852
Davis v. LOCAL UNION NO. 11, INTERNAT. · 16 Cal. App. 3d 686
Taylor v. Gordon · 102 Cal. App. 2d 233
Mayhood v. Mitchell La Rosa · 58 Cal. 2d 498

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Alhino v. Starr · 112 Cal. App. 3d 158
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Hasson v. Ford Motor Co. · 650 P.2d 1171
Pool v. City of Oakland · 728 P.2d 1163
Hawkins v. Allstate Insurance · 733 P.2d 1073
Miller v. Elite Insurance · 100 Cal. App. 3d 739
Major v. Western Home Insurance · 169 Cal. App. 4th 1197
Devlin v. Kearny Mesa AMC/Jeep/Renault, Inc. · 155 Cal. App. 3d 381
Merenda v. Superior Court · 3 Cal. App. 4th 1

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