Best v. United States National Bank

Decided July 8, 1987. University of California-Berkeley Lent wrote the opinion for the court.

739 P.2d 554 · Cited 128 times

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• Perkins v. Standard Oil Co. · 383 P.2d 1002
• Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms v. Federal Labor Relations Authority · 464 U.S. 89
• Anderson National Bank v. Luckett · 321 U.S. 233
• Whirlpool Corp. v. Marshall · 445 U.S. 1
• WL May Co., Inc. v. Philco-Ford Corporation · 543 P.2d 283
• State Ex Rel. Roberts v. Public Finance Co. · 662 P.2d 330
• Swanson v. Van Duyn Chocolate Shops, Inc. · 579 P.2d 239
• National Bank v. Commonwealth · 76 U.S. 353
• State Ex Rel. Lord v. First National Bank of Saint Paul · 313 N.W.2d 390

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