Blank v. Kirwan

Decided August 1, 1985. Malcolm Millar Lucas wrote the opinion for the court.

703 P.2d 58 · Cited 1,989 times

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• County of Los Angeles v. Superior Court · 532 P.2d 495
• Serrano v. Priest · 487 P.2d 1241
• Cooper v. Leslie Salt Co. · 451 P.2d 406
• Muggill v. Reuben H. Donnelley Corp. · 398 P.2d 147
• In Re Fain · 65 Cal. App. 3d 376
• Denham v. Superior Court · 468 P.2d 193
• Buckaloo v. Johnson · 537 P.2d 865
• People v. McKale · 602 P.2d 731
• Marin County Board of Realtors, Inc. v. Palsson · 549 P.2d 833
• Busching v. Superior Court · 524 P.2d 369
• Asia Investment Co. v. Borowski · 133 Cal. App. 3d 832
• Hill v. Miller · 64 Cal. 2d 757
• General Insurance v. Superior Court · 541 P.2d 289
• In Re Airport Car Rental Antitrust Litigation · 521 F. Supp. 568
• Martindale v. Superior Court · 468 P.2d 199
• Meraia v. McCann · 83 Cal. App. 3d 239
• People Ex Rel. Freitas v. City & County of San Francisco · 92 Cal. App. 3d 913
• Speegle v. Board of Fire Underwriters · 29 Cal. 2d 34
• Kilgore v. Younger · 640 P.2d 753
• Gonsalves v. Bank of America National Trust & Savings Ass'n · 16 Cal. 2d 169
• Lopez v. Larson · 91 Cal. App. 3d 383
• Monogram Industries, Inc. v. Sar Industries, Inc. · 64 Cal. App. 3d 692
• Dunsmuir Masonic Temple v. Superior Court · 12 Cal. App. 3d 17
• Siciliano v. Fireman's Fund Insurance · 62 Cal. App. 3d 745

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