State Supreme Court / Cal.

Better Food Markets, Inc. v. American District Telegraph Co.

Decided February 6, 1953. John Wesley Shenk wrote the opinion for the court.

40 Cal. 2d 179 · Cited 120 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.

Rice v. Schmid · 18 Cal. 2d 382
Dyer Bros. Golden W. Iron Works v. Cent. Iron Works · 182 Cal. 588
Stark v. Shemada · 204 P. 214
Pacific Factor Co. v. Adler · 90 Cal. 110
Robert Marsh Co., Inc. v. Tremper · 292 P. 950
Sherman v. Gray · 104 P. 1004
Kothe v. R. C. Taylor Trust · 280 U.S. 224
Anthony v. Hobbie · 25 Cal. 2d 814
Anderson v. Thacher · 76 Cal. App. 2d 50
Jones v. Kelly · 280 P. 942
Crisman v. Lanterman · 87 P. 89
Hanlon Drydock & Shipbuilding Co. v. G. W. McNear, Inc. · 232 P. 1002
Petrovich v. City of Arcadia · 36 Cal. 2d 78
Black v. Black · 91 Cal. App. 2d 328
Rench v. McMullen · 82 Cal. App. 2d 872
Dyer Bros. I. Wks. v. Central I. Wks. · 189 P. 445

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