Beck Development Co. v. Southern Pacific Transportation Co.

Decided April 24, 1996. Keith F. Sparks wrote the opinion for the court.

44 Cal. App. 4th 1160 · Cited 215 times

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• Capogeannis v. Superior Court · 12 Cal. App. 4th 668
• Horn v. County of Ventura · 596 P.2d 1134
• Wilshire Westwood Associates v. Atlantic Richfield Co. · 20 Cal. App. 4th 732
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• People v. Ramos · 689 P.2d 430
• DiGenova v. State Board of Education · 367 P.2d 865
• Blank v. Coffin · 20 Cal. 2d 457
• Estate of Teed · 112 Cal. App. 2d 638
• Endler v. Schutzbank · 436 P.2d 297
• Youngblood v. Board of Supervisors · 586 P.2d 556
• Lowell v. Mother's Cake & Cookie Co. · 79 Cal. App. 3d 13
• Kafka v. Bozio · 218 P. 753
• Brooks v. Small Claims Court · 504 P.2d 1249
• Jardine v. City of Pasadena · 248 P. 225
• Krause v. Apodaca · 186 Cal. App. 2d 413
• Koll-Irvine Center Property Owners Ass'n v. County of Orange · 24 Cal. App. 4th 1036
• County of San Diego v. Carlstrom · 196 Cal. App. 2d 485
• Friedman v. City of Los Angeles · 52 Cal. App. 3d 317
• People v. Lockheed Shipbuilding & Construction Co. · 35 Cal. App. 3d 776

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