State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Baillargeon v. Dep't of Water & Power of L.A.

Decided May 11, 1977. Edwin L. Jefferson wrote the opinion for the court.

69 Cal. App. 3d 670 · Cited 58 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.

Elkins v. Derby · 525 P.2d 81
Crumpler v. Board of Administration · 32 Cal. App. 3d 567
City of Long Beach v. Mansell · 476 P.2d 423
Driscoll v. City of Los Angeles · 67 Cal. 2d 297
Fletcher v. Western National Life Insurance · 10 Cal. App. 3d 376
Dillon v. Board of Pension Commissioners · 18 Cal. 2d 427
Strong v. County of Santa Cruz · 543 P.2d 264
Myers v. County of Orange · 6 Cal. App. 3d 626
Abbott v. City of Los Angeles · 50 Cal. 2d 438
Kachig v. Boothe · 22 Cal. App. 3d 626
Colberg, Inc. v. State of California Ex Rel. Dept. Pub. Wks. · 67 Cal. 2d 408

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