Balido v. Improved MacHinery, Inc.

Decided December 26, 1972. Macklin Fleming wrote the opinion for the court.

29 Cal. App. 3d 633 · Cited 87 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.

• Stultz v. Benson Lumber Co. · 6 Cal. 2d 688
• Stewart v. Cox · 55 Cal. 2d 857
• Ford Motor Co. v. Robert J. Poeschl, Inc. · 21 Cal. App. 3d 694
• Greenman v. Yuba Power Products, Inc. · 59 Cal. 2d 57
• Bexiga v. Havir Manufacturing Corp. · 290 A.2d 281
• Finnegan v. Havir Manufacturing Corp. · 290 A.2d 286
• Rae v. California Equipment Co. · 12 Cal. 2d 563
• Seely v. White Motor Co. · 403 P.2d 145
• Vandermark v. Ford Motor Co. · 61 Cal. 2d 256
• Elmore v. American Motors Corp. · 70 Cal. 2d 578
• Ford Motor v. Wagoner · 192 S.W.2d 840
• Hale v. Depaoli · 33 Cal. 2d 228
• Rhoads v. Service MacHine Company · 329 F. Supp. 367
• Warner v. Santa Catalina Island Co. · 44 Cal. 2d 310
• Silverhart v. Mount Zion Hospital · 20 Cal. App. 3d 1022
• Bradler v. Craig · 274 Cal. App. 2d 466
• Hayden v. Paramount Productions, Inc. · 33 Cal. App. 2d 287
• Barclay Kitchen, Inc. v. California Bank · 208 Cal. App. 2d 347
• Thompson v. Package MacHinery Co. · 22 Cal. App. 3d 188
• Rekab, Inc. v. Frank Hrubetz & Co. · 274 A.2d 107
• Tucker v. Unit Crane & Shovel Corp. · 473 P.2d 862
• Camp v. Peel · 33 Cal. App. 2d 612
• Premo v. Grigg · 237 Cal. App. 2d 192
• EI DuPONT DE NEM. & CO. v. Ladner · 73 So. 2d 249
• E. I. DuPont de Nemours & Co. v. Ladner · 221 Miss. 378

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• Appl v. Lee Swett Livestock Co. · 192 Cal. App. 3d 466
• Casrell v. Altec Industries, Inc. · 335 So. 2d 128
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