Chavez v. Carpenter

Decided August 31, 2001. William M. Wunderlich wrote the opinion for the court.

111 Cal. Rptr. 2d 534 · Cited 81 times

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• County of Los Angeles v. the Superior Court · 981 P.2d 68
• Gluckman v. Gaines · 266 Cal. App. 2d 52
• Halbert's Lumber, Inc. v. Lucky Stores, Inc. · 6 Cal. App. 4th 1233
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• Cheyanna M. v. A.C. Nielsen Co. · 78 Cal. Rptr. 2d 335
• Schrader v. Scott · 8 Cal. App. 4th 1679
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