1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. Cal.4th
  4. 56 Cal.4th
  5. 56 Cal.4th 1113 (2013)
 

CEJA v. RUDOLPH & SLETTEN, INC.

No. S193493.

56 Cal.4th 1113 (2013)

158 Cal. Rptr. 3d 21

302 P.3d 211

NANCY CEJA, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. RUDOLPH & SLETTEN, INC., Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of California.

June 20, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The Arns Law Firm, Robert S. Arns , Jonathan E. Davis , Steven R. Weinmann and Kevin M. Osborne for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Grace Ganz Blumberg as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant.

LeClairRyan, Robert G. Harrison , Gary P. Simonian ; Rankin, Sproat, Mires, Beaty & Reynolds, Michael R. Reynolds and Lisa T. Ungerer for Defendant and Respondent.

OPINION

BAXTER, J. —

Section 377.60 of the Code of Civil Procedure1 provides that a wrongful death action may be brought by a decedent's "putative spouse" if he or she was dependent on the decedent. (§ 377.60, subd. (b).) The statute defines a putative spouse as "the surviving spouse of a void or voidable marriage who is found by the court to have believed in good faith that the

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