Miller v. National American Life Insurance

Decided January 14, 1976. Thomas William Caldecott wrote the opinion for the court.

54 Cal. App. 3d 331 · Cited 71 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.

• Wetherbee v. United Insurance Co. of America · 265 Cal. App. 2d 921
• Plesko v. City of Milwaukee · 19 Wis. 2d 210
• Templeton Feed & Grain v. Ralston Purina Co. · 69 Cal. 2d 461
• Jangula v. Klocek · 170 N.W.2d 587
• Fletcher v. Western National Life Insurance · 10 Cal. App. 3d 376
• Schroeder v. Auto Driveaway Co. · 523 P.2d 662
• Pease v. Beech Aircraft Corp. · 38 Cal. App. 3d 450
• Gruenberg v. Aetna Insurance · 510 P.2d 1032
• Mercer v. Perez · 68 Cal. 2d 104
• Silberg v. California Life Insurance · 521 P.2d 1103
• Freedman v. Rector, Wardens & Vestrymen of St. Matthias Parish · 230 P.2d 629
• Weathers v. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · 485 P.2d 1132
• Horn v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. · 61 Cal. 2d 602
• Malkasian v. Irwin · 61 Cal. 2d 738
• Roth v. Shell Oil Co. · 185 Cal. App. 2d 676
• Fairfield v. American Photocopy Equipment Co. · 322 P.2d 93
• Oakes v. McCarthy Co. · 267 Cal. App. 2d 231
• Crogan v. Metz · 47 Cal. 2d 398
• Richardson v. Employers Liability Assurance Corp. · 25 Cal. App. 3d 232
• Kuchta v. Allied Builders Corp. · 21 Cal. App. 3d 541
• Estate of Gelonese · 36 Cal. App. 3d 854
• Turner v. Markham · 92 P. 485
• Hudson v. Otero · 459 P.2d 830
• Mathys v. Turner · 46 Cal. 2d 364
• Santoro v. Carbone · 22 Cal. App. 3d 721

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