Burnette v. Godshall

Decided July 12, 1993. Spencer Mortimer Williams wrote the opinion for the court.

828 F. Supp. 1439 · Cited 57 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.

• Caterpillar Inc. v. Williams · 482 U.S. 386
• Lingle v. Norge Division of Magic Chef, Inc. · 486 U.S. 399
• Franchise Tax Bd. of Cal. v. Construction Laborers Vacation Trust for Southern Cal. · 463 U.S. 1
• Allis-Chalmers Corp. v. Lueck · 471 U.S. 202

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• Tolliver v. Kroger Co. · 498 S.E.2d 702
• Stamps v. Superior Court · 39 Cal. Rptr. 3d 706
• D.C. v. Harvard-Westlake School · 176 Cal. App. 4th 836
• Brannon v. Tarlov · 986 F. Supp. 146

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