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California Water & Telephone Co. v. County of Los Angeles

Decided July 31, 1967. Shirley M. Hufstedler wrote the opinion for the court.

253 Cal. App. 2d 16 · Cited 108 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.

Abbott v. City of Los Angeles · 53 Cal. 2d 674
In Re Lane · 58 Cal. 2d 99
Zeitlin v. Arnebergh · 383 P.2d 152
Chas. L. Harney, Inc. v. Contractors' State License Board · 39 Cal. 2d 561
County of Colusa v. Strain · 215 Cal. App. 2d 472
In Re Hubbard · 62 Cal. 2d 119
Chavez v. Sargent · 52 Cal. 2d 162
People v. Ray · 181 Cal. App. 2d 64
Ex Parte Daniels · 192 P. 442
Pipoly v. Benson · 20 Cal. 2d 366
California Physicians' Service v. Garrison · 28 Cal. 2d 790
In Re Zorn · 381 P.2d 635
Sandelin v. Collins · 1 Cal. 2d 147
In Re Moss · 58 Cal. 2d 117
Mefford v. City of Tulare · 102 Cal. App. 2d 919
LaFranchi v. City of Santa Rosa · 8 Cal. 2d 331
In re Koehne · 59 Cal. 2d 646
Whitney v. Municipal Court · 377 P.2d 80
In Re Loretizo · 59 Cal. 2d 445
People v. Lopez · 59 Cal. 2d 653
Columbia Pictures Corp. v. DeToth · 26 Cal. 2d 753
In Re Portnoy · 21 Cal. 2d 237
Golden Gate Bridge & Highway District v. Felt · 5 P.2d 585
Collier v. Lindley · 266 P. 526
City of San Diego v. Cuyamaca Water Co. · 287 P. 475

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Pacific Legal Foundation v. California Coastal Commission · 655 P.2d 306
Stonehouse Homes LLC v. City of Sierra Madre · 167 Cal. App. 4th 531
D. Cummins Corp. v. U.S. Fid. & Guaranty Co. · 201 Cal. Rptr. 3d 585
Farm Sanct. v. Department of Food & Ag. · 74 Cal. Rptr. 2d 75
Wilson & Wilson v. City Council · 191 Cal. App. 4th 1559
Zetterberg v. State Department of Public Health · 43 Cal. App. 3d 657
Farm Sanctuary Inc. v. Dept. of Food and Agriculture · 63 Cal. App. 4th 495
Teachers' Retirement Board v. Genest · 65 Cal. Rptr. 3d 326
Torres v. City of Yorba Linda · 13 Cal. App. 4th 1035
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Coral Construction, Inc. v. City & County of San Francisco · 10 Cal. Rptr. 3d 65
Cuenca v. Cohen · 8 Cal. App. 5th 200
Orange County Air Pollution Control District v. Public Utilities Commission · 4 Cal. 3d 945
Bilafer v. Bilafer · 73 Cal. Rptr. 3d 880
ORANGE CTY. AIR POLLUTION CTRL DIST. v. Pub. Util. Com. · 484 P.2d 1361
Stocks v. City of Irvine · 114 Cal. App. 3d 520
Consumer Cause, Inc. v. Johnson & Johnson · 34 Cal. Rptr. 3d 258
Abernathy v. Superior Court · 68 Cal. Rptr. 3d 726
D. Cummins Corp. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. · 246 Cal. App. Supp. 4th 1
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Birkenfeld v. City of Berkeley · 550 P.2d 1001

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