Campbell v. General Motors Corp.

Decided August 19, 1982. Rose Elizabeth Bird wrote the opinion for the court.

649 P.2d 224 · Cited 178 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.

• Barker v. Lull Engineering Co. · 573 P.2d 443
• Dimond v. Caterpillar Tractor Co. · 65 Cal. App. 3d 173
• Greenman v. Yuba Power Products, Inc. · 59 Cal. 2d 57
• Haft v. Lone Palm Hotel · 478 P.2d 465
• Elmore v. American Motors Corp. · 70 Cal. 2d 578
• Lewis v. American Hoist & Derrick Co. · 20 Cal. App. 3d 570
• Price v. Shell Oil Co. · 466 P.2d 722
• People v. Cole · 47 Cal. 2d 99
• Pike v. Frank G. Hough Co. · 467 P.2d 229
• Henderson v. Harnischfeger Corp. · 527 P.2d 353
• Luque v. McLean · 501 P.2d 1163
• Ewing v. Cloverleaf Bowl · 572 P.2d 1155
• Truman v. Vargas · 275 Cal. App. 2d 976
• McNeil v. Yellow Cab Co. of Lancaster & Palmdale · 85 Cal. App. 3d 116
• Escola v. Coca Cola Bottling Co. · 24 Cal. 2d 453
• Cronin v. J.B.E. Olson Corp. · 501 P.2d 1153
• Blank v. Coffin · 20 Cal. 2d 457
• Sappenfield v. Main Street & Agricultural Park Railroad · 91 Cal. 48
• Trust v. Arden Farms Co. · 324 P.2d 583
• Cavers v. Cushman Motor Sales, Inc. · 95 Cal. App. 3d 338
• Midgley v. S. S. Kresge Co. · 55 Cal. App. 3d 67
• Vandermark v. Ford Motor Co. · 61 Cal. 2d 256
• Greco v. Bucciconi Engineering Company · 283 F. Supp. 978

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• Dura Corp. v. Harned · 703 P.2d 396
• McCabe v. American Honda Motor Co. · 123 Cal. Rptr. 2d 303
• Visueta v. General Motors Corp. · 234 Cal. App. 3d 1609
• Torres v. Xomox Corp. · 49 Cal. App. 4th 1
• Lunghi v. Clark Equipment Co. · 153 Cal. App. 3d 485
• Wagatsuma v. Patch · 879 P.2d 572
• Altman v. HO SPORTS CO., INC. · 821 F. Supp. 2d 1178
• Sandoval v. Bank of America · 115 Cal. Rptr. 2d 128
• Short v. Nevada Joint Union High School District · 163 Cal. App. 3d 1087
• Visueta v. General Motors Corp. · 234 Cal. App. 3d 1609
• Merrill v. Navegar, Inc. · 28 P.3d 116
• Isaacs v. Huntington Memorial Hospital · 695 P.2d 653
• Carson v. Facilities Development Co. · 686 P.2d 656
• Alvarez v. Jacmar Pacific Pizza Corp. · 122 Cal. Rptr. 2d 890
• Sparks v. Owens-Illinois, Inc. · 32 Cal. App. 4th 461
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