Burr v. Sherwin Williams Co.

Decided April 16, 1954. Phil S. Gibson wrote the opinion for the court.

268 P.2d 1041 · Cited 257 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.

• Ales v. Ryan · 8 Cal. 2d 82
• Dierman v. Providence Hospital · 31 Cal. 2d 290
• Black v. Partridge · 115 Cal. App. 2d 639
• Ybarra v. Spangard · 25 Cal. 2d 486
• Hardin v. San Jose City Lines, Inc. · 41 Cal. 2d 432
• Miller v. Germain Seed & Plant Co. · 222 P. 817
• Blank v. Coffin · 20 Cal. 2d 457
• Zentz v. Coca Cola Bottling Co. · 247 P.2d 344
• Gordon v. Aztec Brewing Co. · 33 Cal. 2d 514
• George v. Bekins Van & Storage Co. · 33 Cal. 2d 834
• Hamilton v. Pacific Electric Railway Co. · 12 Cal. 2d 598
• Klein v. Duchess Sandwich Co., Ltd. · 14 Cal. 2d 272
• Vaccarezza v. Sanguinetti · 71 Cal. App. 2d 687
• Hinds v. Wheadon · 19 Cal. 2d 458
• Diller v. Northern California Power Co. · 123 P. 359
• Bahlman v. Hudson Motor Car Co. · 288 N.W. 309
• Bergen v. Tulare County Power Co. · 161 P. 269
• Kenney v. Antonetti · 295 P. 341
• Pruett v. Burr · 118 Cal. App. 2d 188
• Bazzoli v. Nance's Sanitarium, Inc. · 109 Cal. App. 2d 232
• Sherrillo v. Stone & Webster Engineering Corp. · 110 Cal. App. 2d 785
• Junge v. Midland Counties Public Service Corp. · 38 Cal. App. 2d 154
• Hinds v. Wheadon · 67 Cal. App. 2d 456
• Harmon v. San Joaquin Light & Power Corp. · 37 Cal. App. 2d 169
• Charles Lomori & Son v. Globe Laboratories · 35 Cal. App. 2d 248

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