Ceja v. Rudolph & Sletten, Inc.
Supreme Court of California · 2013
56 Cal.4th 1113, slip op., pp. 1–2
ATTORNEY REVIEWED
Reviewed by Andrew (Andy) R. Gillin
California State Bar #45226 ↗ · Approval recorded November 4, 2026
How we record review approvalWhat the court decided
A person’s honest belief in a marriage could matter to a wrongful-death claim. The court looked at that person’s actual belief.
Where the rule has limits
This concerns one kind of person who may sue. It does not give every relative or close companion a claim.
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