1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. Cal.3d
  4. 7 Cal.3d
  5. 7 Cal.3d 875 (1972)
 

BARENO v. EMPLOYERS LIFE INS. CO.

Docket No. L.A. 29930.

7 Cal.3d 875 (1972)

500 P.2d 889

103 Cal. Rptr. 865

MARIA TERESA BARENO, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. EMPLOYERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF WAUSAU et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

September 11, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Schall, Butler, Boudreau, Gore & Stutz, Schall, Butler, Boudreau & Gore and W.J. Schall for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Coyle & Dunford, Richard B. Coyle and Henry F. Walker for Defendants and Respondents.

OPINION

TOBRINER, J.

We must adjudicate another case involving ambiguous provisions in a certificate of insurance issued pursuant to a group insurance policy. On countless occasions we have inveighed against the careless draftsmanship of documents of insurance and have decried the evil social consequences that flow from lack of clarity. (E.g., Paramount Properties Co. v. Transamerica...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases