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BASS v. JOHN HANCOCK MUT. LIFE INS. CO.

Docket No. S.F. 23057.

10 Cal.3d 792 (1974)

518 P.2d 1147

112 Cal. Rptr. 195

BELVA BASS, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. JOHN HANCOCK MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

February 19, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Thorne, Clopton, Herz & Stanek and Richard W. Herz for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Bohnett, Bohnett & Weber and Michael C. Weber for Defendant and Respondent.

OPINION

BURKE, J.

In this case we discuss the responsibility of an employer and its group insurer toward employees entitled to coverage under group disability and life insurance programs negotiated by employee labor unions. Here, decedent J.T. Bass evidently waived coverage under a 1964 group plan offered by his employer, Ford Motor Company, despite the fact that such insurance was offered free of charge to all employees.

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