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Berry v. Chaplin

Decided May 27, 1946. Emmet H. Wilson wrote the opinion for the court.

74 Cal. App. 2d 652 · Cited 108 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.

Arais v. Kalensnikoff · 10 Cal. 2d 428
Treadwell v. Nickel · 228 P. 25
Snowball v. Snowball · 107 P. 598
Gird v. Bennett · 108 P. 499
Spotts v. Spotts · 55 S.W.2d 977
Estate of Bristol v. Young · 23 Cal. 2d 221
Newport v. Hatton · 231 P. 987
Berry v. Chaplin · 74 Cal. App. 2d 669
Webster v. Webster · 14 P.2d 522
People v. Richardson · 120 P. 20
Kyne v. Kyne · 38 Cal. App. 2d 122
Rolland v. Porterfield · 191 P. 913
State Compensation Insurance Fund v. Industrial Accident Commission · 231 P. 996
Miller & Lux Inc. v. Secara · 227 P. 171
Kidwell v. Ketler · 79 P. 514
McCormick v. Woodmen of the World · 207 P. 943
Brown v. Superior Court · 10 Cal. App. 2d 365
Mensing. v. Croter · 287 P. 336
In Re Estate of Hastings · 274 P. 973
Price v. Murray · 215 P. 710
Taylor v. Hill · 115 Cal. 143
Cole v. Superior Court · 63 Cal. 86
Waterman v. Lawrence · 19 Cal. 210

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Huntingdon v. Crowley · 64 Cal. 2d 647
Isaacson v. Obendorf · 581 P.2d 350
McClintock v. West · 219 Cal. App. 4th 540
Felts v. Betts · 153 Cal. App. 2d 812
Burge v. City & County of San Francisco · 41 Cal. 2d 608
Bill by and Through Bill v. Gossett · 647 P.2d 649
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Crain v. Crain · 662 P.2d 538
Estate of Selb · 93 Cal. App. 2d 788
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Dodd v. Henkel · 84 Cal. App. 3d 604
Glascock v. Anderson · 497 P.2d 727
Vaughn v. Jonas · 31 Cal. 2d 586
In Re Josiah Z. · 115 P.3d 1133
Berry v. Chaplin · 74 Cal. App. 2d 669
State v. Camp · 209 S.E.2d 754

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