State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Chazen v. Centennial Bank

Decided January 12, 1998. Douglas E. Swager wrote the opinion for the court.

61 Cal. App. 4th 532 · Cited 54 times

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Software Design & Application, Ltd. v. Hoefer & Arnett, Inc. · 49 Cal. App. 4th 472
Blackmon v. Hale · 463 P.2d 418
Keeney v. Bank of Italy · 165 P.2d 735
Dillon v. Legg · 68 Cal. 2d 728
Serrano v. Priest · 487 P.2d 1241
Bullis v. Security Pacific National Bank · 582 P.2d 109
Sun'n Sand, Inc. v. United California Bank · 582 P.2d 920
Barclay Kitchen, Inc. v. California Bank · 208 Cal. App. 2d 347
Wen Chang v. Redding Bank of Commerce · 29 Cal. App. 4th 673
Sehremelis v. Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long Beach · 6 Cal. App. 4th 767
Los Angeles National Bank v. Bank of Canton · 31 Cal. App. 4th 726
Lynch v. Wells Fargo Bank & Union Trust Co. · 300 P. 74
Desert Bermuda Properties v. Union Bank · 265 Cal. App. 2d 146
Price v. Wells Fargo Bank · 213 Cal. App. 3d 465
Gonsalves v. Bank of America National Trust & Savings Ass'n · 16 Cal. 2d 169
Dodd v. Citizens Bank of Costa Mesa · 222 Cal. App. 3d 1624
Financial Corp. of America v. Wilburn · 189 Cal. App. 3d 764
Roy Supply, Inc. v. Wells Fargo Bank · 39 Cal. App. 4th 1051
Joffe v. United California Bank · 141 Cal. App. 3d 541
Chicago Title Insurance v. Superior Court · 174 Cal. App. 3d 1142
Copesky v. Superior Court · 229 Cal. App. 3d 678
LaMonte v. Sanwa Bank California · 45 Cal. App. 4th 509
La Vista Cemetery Ass'n v. American Savings & Loan Ass'n · 12 Cal. App. 3d 365
Boston Insurance v. Wells Fargo Bank & Union Trust Co. · 80 Cal. App. 2d 59

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QDOS, Inc. v. Signature Fin., LLC · 225 Cal. Rptr. 3d 869
Rodriguez v. Bank of the West · 75 Cal. Rptr. 3d 543
Martin v. Wells Fargo Bank · 110 Cal. Rptr. 2d 653
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