State Supreme Court / Cal.

Carter v. Seaboard Finance Co.

Decided March 11, 1949. John Wesley Shenk wrote the opinion for the court.

33 Cal. 2d 564 · Cited 119 times

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Precedents cited

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.

Mutual Loan Co. v. Martell · 222 U.S. 225
In Re Halck · 11 P.2d 389
Minnesota Ex Rel. Pearson v. Probate Court of Ramsey County · 309 U.S. 270
Ex Parte Sohncke · 82 P. 956
Matter of Application of Stephan · 148 P. 196
Sproles v. Binford · 286 U.S. 374
Wholesale Tobacco Dealers Bureau of Southern California, Inc. v. National Candy & Tobacco Co. · 11 Cal. 2d 634
Haines v. Commercial Mortgage Co. · 254 P. 956
Wallace v. Zinman · 254 P. 946
Matulich v. Marlo Investment Co. · 7 Cal. 2d 374
Levinson v. Boas · 88 P. 825
Pulcifer v. County of Alameda · 29 Cal. 2d 258
In Re Fuller · 15 Cal. 2d 425
First Industrial Loan Co. v. Daugherty · 26 Cal. 2d 545
Kreamer v. Earl · 91 Cal. 112
Estate of Mitchell · 20 Cal. 2d 48
Beneficial Loan Society, Ltd. v. Haight · 11 P.2d 857
Wolf v. Pacific Southwest Discount Corp. · 10 Cal. 2d 183
Ex parte Lichtenstein · 67 Cal. 359
Jacks v. Taylor · 142 P. 121
Coleman v. Commins · 77 Cal. 548
Yates v. Eudemiller · 1 P.2d 434

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People v. McGee · 568 P.2d 382
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Buckland v. Threshold Enterprises, Ltd. · 66 Cal. Rptr. 3d 543
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