State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Berman v. Dean Witter & Co., Inc.

Decided January 30, 1975. Lynn D. Compton wrote the opinion for the court.

44 Cal. App. 3d 999 · Cited 82 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.

Parsons v. Bristol Development Co. · 62 Cal. 2d 861
Charles J. Rounds Co. v. Joint Council of Teamsters No. 42 · 484 P.2d 1397
Marchant v. Mead-Morrison Manufacturing Co. · 169 N.E. 386
Frame v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. · 20 Cal. App. 3d 668
Lewsadder v. Mitchum, Jones & Templeton, Inc. · 36 Cal. App. 3d 255
Fox Film Corporation v. Springer · 8 N.E.2d 23
Matter of Kelley · 147 N.E. 363
Vallis v. Canada Dry Ginger Ale, Inc. · 190 Cal. App. 2d 35
Player v. Geo. M. Brewster & Son, Inc. · 18 Cal. App. 3d 526
Crofoot v. Blair Holdings Corp. · 119 Cal. App. 2d 156
Robinson v. Bache & Co. · 227 F. Supp. 456
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. v. Griesenbeck · 28 A.D.2d 99

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