Barquis v. Merchants Collection Assn.

Decided May 10, 1972. Mathew Tobriner wrote the opinion for the court.

496 P.2d 817 · Cited 404 times

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• American Philatelic Society v. Claibourne · 3 Cal. 2d 689
• Abelleira v. District Court of Appeal · 17 Cal. 2d 280
• Vasquez v. Superior Court · 484 P.2d 964
• International Ass'n of Cleaning & Dye House Workers v. Landowitz · 20 Cal. 2d 418
• Federal Trade Commission v. Sperry & Hutchinson Co. · 405 U.S. 233
• Burtnett v. King · 33 Cal. 2d 805
• Newman v. County of Sonoma · 56 Cal. 2d 625
• State of California v. Superior Court · 14 Cal. App. 2d 718
• Serrano v. Priest · 487 P.2d 1241
• Diaz v. Kay-Dix Ranch · 9 Cal. App. 3d 588
• Isert v. Riecks · 234 P. 371
• Association of Data Processing Service Organizations, Inc. v. Camp · 397 U.S. 150
• La Sala v. American Savings & Loan Ass'n · 489 P.2d 1113
• Federal Trade Commission v. R. F. Keppel & Bro. Inc. · 291 U.S. 304
• Templeton Feed & Grain v. Ralston Purina Co. · 69 Cal. 2d 461
• Lyons v. Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co. · 20 Cal. 2d 579
• Riskin v. Towers · 24 Cal. 2d 274
• Brock v. Superior Court · 29 Cal. 2d 629
• Morgan v. Reasor Corp. · 69 Cal. 2d 881
• Rescue Army v. Municipal Court · 28 Cal. 2d 460
• Zellner v. Wassman · 193 P. 84
• Pacific Mutual Life Insurance v. McConnell · 285 P.2d 636
• MacIsaac v. Pozzo · 26 Cal. 2d 809
• People v. Lim · 18 Cal. 2d 872

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