Brosnahan v. Brown

Decided September 2, 1982. Frank K. Richardson wrote the opinion for the court.

651 P.2d 274 · Cited 169 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.

• Amador Valley Joint Union High School District v. State Board of Equalization · 22 Cal. 3d 208
• Wallace v. Zinman · 254 P. 946
• Evans v. Superior Court · 8 P.2d 467
• Fair Political Practices Commission v. Superior Court · 599 P.2d 46
• Schmitz v. Younger · 577 P.2d 652
• Prince v. City & County of San Francisco · 48 Cal. 2d 472
• McFadden v. Jordan · 32 Cal. 2d 330
• Perry v. Jordan · 34 Cal. 2d 87
• Birkenfeld v. City of Berkeley · 550 P.2d 1001
• Kerby v. Luhrs · 36 P.2d 549
• Simpson v. Hite · 222 P.2d 225
• Associated Home Builders of Greater Eastbay, Inc. v. City of Livermore · 557 P.2d 473
• Livermore v. Waite · 102 Cal. 113
• Serrano v. Priest · 487 P.2d 1241
• Palermo v. Stockton Theatres, Inc. · 32 Cal. 2d 53
• Clean Air Constituency v. California State Air Resources Board · 523 P.2d 617
• Hays v. Wood · 603 P.2d 19
• Ex parte Liddell · 93 Cal. 633
• Canon v. Justice Court · 61 Cal. 2d 446
• SCOTT A. v. Superior Court · 27 Cal. App. 3d 292
• People v. Knowles · 217 P.2d 1
• Carter v. Seaboard Finance Co. · 33 Cal. 2d 564
• People v. Western Fruit Growers · 22 Cal. 2d 494
• Dwyer v. City Council of the City of Berkeley · 253 P. 932
• Geiger v. Board of Supervisors · 48 Cal. 2d 832

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