Board of Education v. Dresden Swan

Decided October 2, 1953. Homer R. Spence wrote the opinion for the court.

41 Cal. 2d 546 · Cited 99 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.

• Neuwald v. Brock · 12 Cal. 2d 662
• Hanley v. Murphy · 40 Cal. 2d 572
• Ganaposki's Case · 2 A.2d 742
• Christal v. Police Commission · 33 Cal. App. 2d 564
• State Ex Rel. Steele v. Board of Education · 40 So. 2d 689
• City of Los Angeles v. Los Angeles Building & Construction Trades Council · 94 Cal. App. 2d 36
• Monahan v. Department of Water & Power · 48 Cal. App. 2d 746
• Fidler v. Board of Trustees · 296 P. 912
• Hamberlin v. Tangipahoa Parish School Board · 27 So. 2d 307
• Griffin v. Los Angeles City High School District · 53 Cal. App. 2d 350
• Harrison v. State Board of Education · 48 A.2d 579

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• Morrison v. State Board of Education · 461 P.2d 375
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• Oakland Unified School District v. Olicker · 25 Cal. App. 3d 1098
• Board of Education v. Jack M. · 566 P.2d 602
• Titus v. Lawndale School District · 322 P.2d 56
• Shea v. Board of Medical Examiners · 81 Cal. App. 3d 564
• Watts v. Seward School Board · 421 P.2d 586
• Laguna Beach Unified School District v. Lewis · 146 Cal. App. 2d 463
• Governing Board of Rialto Unified School District v. Mann · 558 P.2d 1
• Miller v. Chico Unified School District Board of Education · 597 P.2d 475
• Board of Trustees v. Stubblefield · 16 Cal. App. 3d 820
• Woodland Joint Unified School District v. Commission on Professional Competence · 2 Cal. App. 4th 1429
• Belshaw v. City of Berkeley · 246 Cal. App. 2d 493
• Pranger v. Break · 186 Cal. App. 2d 551
• Finot v. Pasadena City Board of Education · 250 Cal. App. 2d 189
• Palo Verde Unified School District v. Hensey · 9 Cal. App. 3d 967
• Board of Education v. Mathews · 149 Cal. App. 2d 265
• Fort v. Civil Service Commission · 61 Cal. 2d 331
• Bekiaris v. Board of Education · 493 P.2d 480
• Smith v. Peterson · 131 Cal. App. 2d 241
• Nightingale v. State Personnel Board · 498 P.2d 1006
• Blake v. State Personnel Board · 25 Cal. App. 3d 541
• Barthuli v. Board of Trustees · 566 P.2d 261
• Fontana Unified School District v. Burman · 753 P.2d 689
• Pettit v. State Board of Education · 513 P.2d 889

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