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Canavin v. Pacific Southwest Airlines

Decided October 28, 1983. Don Ross Work wrote the opinion for the court.

148 Cal. App. 3d 512 · Cited 64 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.

Greater Westchester Homeowners Ass'n v. City of Los Angeles · 603 P.2d 1329
Krouse v. Graham · 562 P.2d 1022
Fox v. Pacific Southwest Airlines · 133 Cal. App. 3d 565
Rodriguez v. McDonnell Douglas Corp. · 87 Cal. App. 3d 626
In Re Pago Pago Aircrash of January 30, 1974 · 525 F. Supp. 1007
Bullis v. Security Pacific National Bank · 582 P.2d 109
Bartolozzi v. Mallegni · 197 P. 97
Southern Pac. Transp. Co. v. State of California · 115 Cal. App. 3d 116
Mayerhoff v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. · 71 Cal. App. 3d 803
Hernandez v. Fujioka · 40 Cal. App. 3d 294
Floyd v. Fruit Industries, Inc. · 144 Conn. 659
Cross v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co. · 60 Cal. 2d 690
Watkins v. Nutting · 17 Cal. 2d 490
Robinson v. Western States Gas & Electric Co. · 194 P. 39
Molien v. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · 616 P.2d 813
Justus v. Atchison · 565 P.2d 122
In Re De La O · 59 Cal. 2d 128
Jehl v. Southern Pacific Co. · 427 P.2d 988
Esgro Central, Inc. v. General Insurance · 20 Cal. App. 3d 1054
Steed v. Imperial Airlines · 524 P.2d 801
Sun Cab Co. v. Walston · 289 A.2d 804
Taliaferro v. Hoogs · 236 Cal. App. 2d 521
Simoneau v. Pacific Electric Ry. Co. · 115 P. 320
Allen v. Toledo · 109 Cal. App. 3d 415
Gilmore v. Los Angeles Railway Corp. · 295 P. 41

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