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MERLO v. STANDARD LIFE & ACC. INS. CO.

Docket No. 13895.

59 Cal.App.3d 5 (1976)

130 Cal. Rptr. 416

FRANK C. MERLO, an Incompetent Person, etc., Plaintiff and Respondent, v. STANDARD LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division Two.

June 11, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Edward L. Lascher for Defendant and Appellant.

Hews & Munoz, Hews, Munoz & Robinson, Arthur N. Hews and Gerald H.B. Kane, Jr., for Plaintiff and Respondent.

OPINION

KAUFMAN, J.

Defendant Standard Life and Accident Insurance Company of California (hereinafter "Standard") appeals from a judgment based on jury verdicts in favor of plaintiff for compensatory damages of $267,294.52 and punitive damages of $500,000.

Pertinent Facts

Plaintiff, an incompetent, is the father of nine children. In 1962 he purchased a home for $16,000. In 1967, to secure mortgage payments...

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