Searle v. Allstate Life Insurance

Decided April 4, 1985. Cruz Reynoso wrote the opinion for the court.

696 P.2d 1308 · Cited 82 times

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Precedents cited

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.

• Bigelow v. Berkshire Life Insurance · 93 U.S. 284
• Searle v. Allstate Life Insurance · 96 Cal. App. 3d 614
• Aetna Life Insurance Company v. McLaughlin · 380 S.W.2d 101
• Nielsen v. Provident Life & Accident Insurance · 596 P.2d 95
• People v. Shuey · 533 P.2d 211
• Muzenich v. Grand Carniolian Slovenian Catholic Union of United States of America · 154 Kan. 537
• Davies v. Krasna · 535 P.2d 1161
• Johnson v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company · 273 F. Supp. 589
• Silberg v. California Life Insurance · 521 P.2d 1103
• Gore v. Bingaman · 20 Cal. 2d 118
• Continental Casualty Co. v. Phoenix Construction Co. · 46 Cal. 2d 423
• DiGenova v. State Board of Education · 367 P.2d 865
• Henderson v. Harnischfeger Corp. · 527 P.2d 353
• Palmer v. City of Long Beach · 33 Cal. 2d 134
• Smith v. Westland Life Insurance · 539 P.2d 433
• People v. Durbin · 64 Cal. 2d 474
• Christensen v. New England Mutual LiFe Insurance · 30 S.E.2d 471
• Blunt v. Fidelity and Casualty Co. · 78 P. 729
• Strasberg v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States · 281 A.D. 9
• Zuckerman v. Underwriters at Lloyd's · 42 Cal. 2d 460
• England v. Hospital of the Good Samaritan · 14 Cal. 2d 791
• United Dredging Co. v. Industrial Accident Commission · 284 P. 922
• Executive Aviation, Inc. v. National Insurance Underwriters · 16 Cal. App. 3d 799
• State v. Zimmerman · 573 P.2d 174
• Seitzinger v. Modern Woodmen of America · 204 Ill. 58

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• Sanchez v. Galey · 772 P.2d 702
• Kowis v. Howard · 838 P.2d 250
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• Citizens for Open Access to Sand and Tide, Inc. v. Seadrift Ass'n · 60 Cal. App. 4th 1053
• Dart Industries, Inc. v. Commercial Union Insurance Co. · 52 P.3d 79
• Burkle v. Burkle · 139 Cal. App. 4th 712
• McMillin Companies, LLC v. American Safety Indemnity Co. · 233 Cal. App. 4th 518
• Asare v. Hartford Fire Insurance · 1 Cal. App. 4th 856
• Dickinson v. Cosby · 250 Cal. Rptr. 3d 350
• Johnson v. Superior Court · 38 Cal. App. 4th 463
• In Re Alexandria Y. · 45 Cal. App. 4th 1483
• Adams v. Pacific Bell Directory · 3 Cal. Rptr. 3d 365
• Fogerty v. State of California · 187 Cal. App. 3d 224
• Ponce-Bran v. Trustees of California State University & Colleges · 48 Cal. App. 4th 1656
• Mirza v. MACCABEES LIFE AND ANNUITY CO. · 466 N.W.2d 340
• Permanente Medical Group v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board · 171 Cal. App. 3d 1171
• People v. Sandoval · 194 Cal. App. 3d 481
• Estate of Galloway Ex Rel. Estate of Galloway v. Guaranty Income Life Insurance · 725 P.2d 827
• Carpiaux v. Peralta Community College Dist. · 215 Cal. App. 3d 1220

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