15 Cal.3d 111, S.F. 23205, Smith v. Westland Life Ins. Co.

Citation: 15 Cal.3d 111, 539 P.2d 433, 123 Cal.Rptr. 649

Opinion Judge: SULLIVAN, Justice.

Party Name: Delores J. SMITH, Individually and as Administratrix, etc., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. WESTLAND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant and Respondent.

Attorney: Donald P. McCullum and Charles O. Tribel, Jr., Oakland, for plaintiff and appellant. John R. Pascoe, Hancock, Rothert & Bunshoft, San Francisco, for defendant and respondent.

Judge Panel: Clark, J., filed a dissenting WRIGHT, C.J., and TOBRINER and MOSK, JJ., concur. CLARK, Justice (dissenting). McCOMB and RICHARDSON, JJ., concur.

Case Date: Thursday August 28, 1975

Court: California Supreme Court