State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Careau & Co. v. Security Pacific Business Credit, Inc.

Decided August 17, 1990. H Walter Croskey wrote the opinion for the court.

222 Cal. App. 3d 1371 · Cited 465 times

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Foley v. Interactive Data Corp. · 765 P.2d 373
Wallis v. Superior Court · 160 Cal. App. 3d 1109
Tameny v. Atlantic Richfield Co. · 610 P.2d 1330
Gruenberg v. Aetna Insurance · 510 P.2d 1032
Comunale v. Traders & General Insurance · 50 Cal. 2d 654
Clack v. State of California Ex Rel. Dept. Pub. Wks. · 275 Cal. App. 2d 743
Cooper v. Leslie Salt Co. · 451 P.2d 406
Egan v. Mutual of Omaha Insurance · 598 P.2d 452
Goodman v. Kennedy · 556 P.2d 737
Sawyer v. Bank of America · 83 Cal. App. 3d 135
Commercial Cotton Co. v. United California Bank · 163 Cal. App. 3d 511
Mitsui Manufacturers Bank v. Superior Court · 212 Cal. App. 3d 726
Blank v. Kirwan · 703 P.2d 58
Committee on Children's Television, Inc. v. General Foods Corp. · 673 P.2d 660
Crisci v. Security Insurance · 66 Cal. 2d 425
Neal v. Farmers Insurance Exchange · 582 P.2d 980
Sheldon Appel Co. v. Albert & Oliker · 765 P.2d 498
Nestle v. City of Santa Monica · 496 P.2d 480
Reichert v. General Insurance of America · 442 P.2d 377
Cleary v. American Airlines, Inc. · 111 Cal. App. 3d 443
California Lettuce Growers, Inc. v. Union Sugar Co. · 45 Cal. 2d 474
HFH, LTD. v. Superior Court · 542 P.2d 237
Price v. Wells Fargo Bank · 213 Cal. App. 3d 465
Kendall v. Ernest Pestana, Inc. · 709 P.2d 837
Phillips v. Desert Hospital District · 780 P.2d 349

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