Buss v. Superior Court

Decided July 24, 1997. Stanley Mosk wrote the opinion for the court.

16 Cal. 4th 35 · Cited 515 times

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• Gray v. Zurich Insurance Co. · 419 P.2d 168
• SL Industries, Inc. v. American Motorists Insurance · 607 A.2d 1266
• Waller v. Truck Insurance Exchange, Inc. · 900 P.2d 619
• Continental Casualty Co. v. Zurich Insurance · 57 Cal. 2d 27
• Bank of the West v. Superior Court · 833 P.2d 545
• Montrose Chemical Corp. v. Superior Court · 861 P.2d 1153
• Horace Mann Ins. Co. v. Barbara B. · 846 P.2d 792
• Reliance Insurance v. Alan · 222 Cal. App. 3d 702
• Montrose Chemical Corp. v. Admiral Insurance · 897 P.2d 1
• Bertero v. National General Corp. · 529 P.2d 608
• AIU Insurance v. Superior Court · 799 P.2d 1253
• Insurance Co. of the West v. Haralambos Beverage Co. · 195 Cal. App. 3d 1308
• Travelers Insurance v. Lesher · 187 Cal. App. 3d 169
• Financial Indemnity Co. v. Colonial Insurance · 132 Cal. App. 2d 207
• Della Penna v. Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. · 902 P.2d 740
• Johansen v. California State Automobile Ass'n Inter-Insurance Bureau · 538 P.2d 744
• California Physicians' Service v. Garrison · 28 Cal. 2d 790
• Weiner v. Fleischman · 816 P.2d 892
• Pugh v. See's Candies, Inc. · 203 Cal. App. 3d 743
• Butler v. Nepple · 54 Cal. 2d 589
• Ohio Casualty Insurance v. Hubbard · 162 Cal. App. 3d 939
• California Union Insurance v. Club Aquarius, Inc. · 113 Cal. App. 3d 243
• Union Bank v. Superior Court · 31 Cal. App. 4th 573
• Armstrong World Industries, Inc. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. · 45 Cal. App. 4th 1

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