State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Stratton v. First National Life Insurance

Decided May 23, 1989. Lloyd T. Hanson wrote the opinion for the court.

210 Cal. App. 3d 1071 · Cited 114 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.

Blue Mountain Development Co. v. Carville · 132 Cal. App. 3d 1005
Rojes v. Riverside General Hospital · 203 Cal. App. 3d 1151
Parsons v. Bristol Development Co. · 62 Cal. 2d 861
Stationers Corp. v. Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. · 62 Cal. 2d 412
Hollister Convalescent Hospital, Inc. v. Rico · 542 P.2d 1349
Estate of Hanley v. Hanley · 23 Cal. 2d 120
Tunis v. Barrow · 184 Cal. App. 3d 1069
Baer v. Associated Life Insurance Co. · 202 Cal. App. 3d 117
Sawyer v. Sunset Mutual Life Insurance · 8 Cal. 2d 492
George Ball Pacific, Inc. v. Coldwell Banker & Co. · 117 Cal. App. 3d 248
City of Long Beach v. Crocker National Bank · 179 Cal. App. 3d 1114

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