American Bank & Trust Co. v. Community Hospital

Decided July 9, 1984. Stanley Mosk wrote the opinion for the court.

683 P.2d 670 · Cited 170 times

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• Jehl v. Southern Pacific Co. · 427 P.2d 988
• Boucher v. Sayeed · 459 A.2d 87
• Arneson v. Olson · 270 N.W.2d 125
• Werner v. Southern California Associated Newpapers · 216 P.2d 825
• United States Steel Corp. v. Public Utilities Commission · 629 P.2d 1381
• Nga Li v. Yellow Cab Co. · 532 P.2d 1226
• Attorney General v. Johnson · 385 A.2d 57
• Beatty v. Akron City Hospital · 67 Ohio St. 2d 483
• Johnson v. St. Vincent Hospital, Inc. · 404 N.E.2d 585
• Everett v. Goldman · 359 So. 2d 1256
• Hawkins v. Superior Court · 586 P.2d 916
• Jones v. State Board of Medicine · 555 P.2d 399
• Eastin v. Broomfield · 570 P.2d 744
• Wright v. Central Du Page Hospital Ass'n · 347 N.E.2d 736
• Prendergast v. Nelson · 256 N.W.2d 657
• Paro v. Longwood Hospital · 369 N.E.2d 985
• Gay v. Rabon · 652 S.W.2d 836
• D'AMICO v. Board of Medical Examiners · 520 P.2d 10
• Sax v. Votteler · 648 S.W.2d 661
• Serrano v. Priest · 557 P.2d 929
• Exxon Corp. v. Eagerton · 462 U.S. 176
• Gay Law Students Ass'n v. Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. · 595 P.2d 592
• In Re Kapperman · 522 P.2d 657
• Sonoma County Organization of Public Employees v. County of Sonoma · 591 P.2d 1

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