State Supreme Court / Cal.

Bixby v. Pierno

Decided February 23, 1971. Mathew Tobriner wrote the opinion for the court.

481 P.2d 242 · Cited 549 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.

Drummey v. State Board of Funeral Directors & Embalmers · 13 Cal. 2d 75
Merrill v. Department of Motor Vehicles · 71 Cal. 2d 907
Laisne v. California State Board of Optometry · 19 Cal. 2d 831
LeVesque v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals Board · 463 P.2d 432
Boreta Enterprises, Inc. v. Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control · 465 P.2d 1
Universal Camera Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 340 U.S. 474
Moran v. Board of Medical Examiners · 32 Cal. 2d 301
Dare v. Board of Medical Examiners · 21 Cal. 2d 790
Southern California Jockey Club, Inc. v. California Horse Racing Board · 223 P.2d 1
Walker v. City of San Gabriel · 20 Cal. 2d 879
Yakov v. Board of Medical Examiners · 68 Cal. 2d 67
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Public Utilities Commission · 401 P.2d 353
Beverly Hills Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Superior Court · 259 Cal. App. 2d 306
Purdy & Fitzpatrick v. State of California · 456 P.2d 645
Covert v. State Board of Equalization · 29 Cal. 2d 125
Standard Oil Co. v. State Board of Equalization · 6 Cal. 2d 557
Public Serv. Comm'n of PR v. Havemeyer · 296 U.S. 506
Meyer v. Nebraska · 262 U.S. 390
National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. · 301 U.S. 1
West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish · 300 U.S. 379
Child Labor Tax Case · 259 U.S. 20
Temescal Water Co. v. Department of Public Works · 44 Cal. 2d 90
Endler v. Schutzbank · 436 P.2d 297
Thomas v. California Employment Stabilization Commission · 39 Cal. 2d 501
Alta-Dena Dairy v. County of San Diego · 271 Cal. App. 2d 66

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