State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Bowman v. City of Petaluma

Decided September 24, 1986. William R. Channell wrote the opinion for the court.

185 Cal. App. 3d 1065 · Cited 63 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.

No Oil, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles · 529 P.2d 66
Bixby v. Pierno · 481 P.2d 242
Friends Of\ · 106 Cal. App. 3d 988
Ofsevit v. Trustees of California State University & Colleges · 582 P.2d 88
Dehne v. County of Santa Clara · 115 Cal. App. 3d 827
Lewin v. St. Joseph Hospital of Orange · 82 Cal. App. 3d 368
Rural Landowners Assn. v. City Council · 143 Cal. App. 3d 1013
Honey Springs Homeowners Ass'n v. Board of Supervisors · 157 Cal. App. 3d 1122
Residents Ad Hoc Stadium Committee v. Board of Trustees · 89 Cal. App. 3d 274
Miller v. Woods · 148 Cal. App. 3d 862
Friends of Lake Arrowhead v. Board of Supervisors · 38 Cal. App. 3d 497
City of Carmel-By-The-Sea v. Board of Supervisors · 137 Cal. App. 3d 964
Sutter Sensible Planning, Inc. v. Board of Supervisors · 122 Cal. App. 3d 813
Foundation for San Francisco's Architectural Heritage v. City of San Francisco · 106 Cal. App. 3d 893
Orinda Assn. v. Board of Supervisors · 182 Cal. App. 3d 1145
Hosford v. State Personnel Bd. · 74 Cal. App. 3d 302
Mira Monte Homeowners Assn. v. County of Ventura · 165 Cal. App. 3d 357
Mount Sutro Defense Committee v. Regents of University of California · 77 Cal. App. 3d 20
Ellis v. City Council · 222 Cal. App. 2d 490
Taylor v. McKay · 53 Cal. App. 3d 644
Rich v. Schwab · 162 Cal. App. 3d 739

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Laurel Heights Improvement Ass'n of San Francisco, Inc. v. Regents of University of California · 864 P.2d 502
Committee for Green Foothills v. Santa Clara County Bd. of Supervisors · 48 Cal. 4th 32
San Franciscans Upholding the Downtown Plan v. City & County of San Francisco · 125 Cal. Rptr. 2d 745
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