In all proceedings under this article, the commissioner shall be deemed to be a trustee for the benefit of all creditors and other persons interested in the estate of the person against whom the proceedings are pending.
Cal. Ins. Code § 1057
Proceedings in Cases of Insolvency and Delinquency
Applied in 14 court decisions — leading case Carpenter v. Pacific Mutual Life Insurance (1937)
Most recently applied in 36 Cal. 4th 1284 - State v. Altus Finance, S.A. (August 2005)
Added by Stats. 1935, Ch. 291.
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