Bigbee v. Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co.

Decided June 23, 1983. Rose Elizabeth Bird wrote the opinion for the court.

665 P.2d 947 · Cited 202 times

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• Rowland v. Christian · 69 Cal. 2d 108
• Bigbee v. Superior Court · 93 Cal. App. 3d 451
• Richards v. Stanley · 43 Cal. 2d 60
• Schwartz v. Helms Bakery Limited · 67 Cal. 2d 232
• Greenman v. Yuba Power Products, Inc. · 59 Cal. 2d 57
• Cronin v. J.B.E. Olson Corp. · 501 P.2d 1153
• United States Liability Insurance v. Haidinger-Hayes, Inc. · 463 P.2d 770
• Coulter v. Superior Court · 577 P.2d 669
• Schrimscher v. Bryson · 58 Cal. App. 3d 660
• Vesely v. Sager · 486 P.2d 151
• Stationers Corp. v. Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. · 62 Cal. 2d 412
• People v. Shuey · 533 P.2d 211
• Penziner v. West American Finance Co. · 10 Cal. 2d 160
• Akins v. County of Sonoma · 430 P.2d 57
• VIRGINIA CHANCE v. Lawry's, Inc. · 374 P.2d 185
• Price v. Civil Service Commission · 604 P.2d 1365
• Richardson v. Ham · 44 Cal. 2d 772
• Crane v. Smith · 23 Cal. 2d 288
• Taylor v. Oakland Scavenger Co. · 17 Cal. 2d 594
• Frazier, Dame, Doherty, Parrish & Hanawalt v. Boccardo, Blum, Lull, Niland, Teerlink & Bell · 70 Cal. App. 3d 331
• Gibson v. Garcia · 96 Cal. App. 2d 681
• Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. Minnette · 115 Cal. App. 2d 698
• Eckerd-Walton, Inc. v. Adams · 190 S.E.2d 490
• Feldman v. Whipkey's Drug Shop · 174 S.E.2d 474

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