Bodinson Manufacturing Co. v. California Employment Commission

Decided February 7, 1941. John Wesley Shenk wrote the opinion for the court.

17 Cal. 2d 321 · Cited 284 times

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Precedents cited

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.

• Koshland v. Helvering · 298 U.S. 441
• Massachusetts v. Mellon · 262 U.S. 447
• Iselin v. United States · 270 U.S. 245
• Dismuke v. United States · 297 U.S. 167
• United States Ex Rel. McLennan v. Wilbur · 283 U.S. 414
• McCaughn v. Hershey Chocolate Co. · 283 U.S. 488
• United States Ex Rel. Riverside Oil Co. v. Hitchcock · 190 U.S. 316
• United States v. Philbrick · 120 U.S. 52
• Drummey v. State Board of Funeral Directors & Embalmers · 13 Cal. 2d 75
• Western Metal Supply Co. v. Pillsbury · 156 P. 491
• Inglin v. Hoppin · 105 P. 582
• C. S. Smith Metropolitan Market Co. v. Lyons · 16 Cal. 2d 389
• Whitten v. California State Board of Optometry · 8 Cal. 2d 444
• Hodge v. McCall · 197 P. 86
• Riley v. Forbes · 227 P. 768
• People v. Southern Pac. Co. · 290 P. 25
• Riley v. Thompson · 227 P. 772
• County of Sierra v. County of Nevada · 99 P. 371
• City of Signal Hill v. County of Los Angeles · 236 P. 304
• Hartsock v. Merritt · 271 P. 381
• Abelleira v. District Court of Appeal · 17 Cal. 2d 280
• United States v. Dickson · 40 U.S. 141
• McKay v. Retail Automobile Salesmen's Local Union No. 1067 · 16 Cal. 2d 311
• Standard Oil Co. v. State Board of Equalization · 6 Cal. 2d 557
• Shafer v. Registered Pharmacists Union Local 1172 · 16 Cal. 2d 379

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• McKinley v. California Employment Stabilization Commission · 34 Cal. 2d 239
• Chrysler Corp. v. California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board · 199 Cal. App. 2d 683
• McClung v. Employment Development Department · 99 P.3d 1015
• Modern Barber Colleges, Inc. v. California Employment Stabilization Commission · 31 Cal. 2d 720
• Matson Terminals, Inc. v. California Employment Commission · 24 Cal. 2d 695
• Thomas v. California Employment Stabilization Commission · 39 Cal. 2d 501
• Henning v. Industrial Welfare Commission · 762 P.2d 442
• Gardner v. Director of Employment · 53 Cal. 2d 23
• Yamaha Corp. of America v. State Board of Equalization · 960 P.2d 1031
• Western Security Bank v. Superior Court · 15 Cal. 4th 232
• Whitcomb Hotel, Inc. v. California Employment Commission · 24 Cal. 2d 753
• W. R. Grace & Co. v. California Employment Commission · 24 Cal. 2d 720
• People v. Cuevas · 111 Cal. App. 3d 189
• Brotherhood of Teamsters & Auto Truck Drivers, Local No. 70 v. Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board · 190 Cal. App. 3d 1515
• Cadiz v. Agricultural Labor Relations Board · 92 Cal. App. 3d 365
• Lexes v. Industrial Commission · 243 P.2d 964
• Western Municipal Water District v. Superior Court · 187 Cal. App. 3d 1104
• Pacific Maritime Ass'n v. California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board · 236 Cal. App. 2d 325
• PEOPLE EX REL. DEPT. OF CON. v. El Dorado County · 133 Cal. Rptr. 2d 780
• Rich v. State Board of Optometry · 235 Cal. App. 2d 591
• Bunny's Waffle Shop, Inc. v. California Employment Commission · 24 Cal. 2d 735
• Sakrison v. Pierce · 185 P.2d 528
• State Compensation Insurance Fund v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board · 88 Cal. App. 3d 43
• League of Women Voters v. Countywide Criminal Justice Coordination Committee · 203 Cal. App. 3d 529
• People v. Savala · 116 Cal. App. 3d 41

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