Ales v. Ryan

Decided December 31, 1936. Emmet Seawell wrote the opinion for the court.

8 Cal. 2d 82 · Cited 96 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Armstrong v. Wallace · 8 Cal. App. 2d 429
• Dimock v. Miller · 262 P. 311
• Funk v. Bonham · 183 N.E. 312
• Ragin v. Zimmerman · 276 P. 107
• Mansfield v. Pickwick Stages, Northern Division, Inc. · 229 P. 890
• Shea v. City of San Bernardino · 7 Cal. 2d 688

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