State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Christal v. Police Commission

Decided June 29, 1939. Homer R. Spence wrote the opinion for the court.

33 Cal. App. 2d 564 · Cited 85 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.

Souder v. Philadelphia · 156 A. 245
Donovan v. Board of Police Commissioners · 163 P. 69
Dyment v. Board of Medical Examiners · 268 P. 1073
In Re Lemon · 15 Cal. App. 2d 82
Haile v. Smith · 60 P. 1032
In Re Hoertkorn · 15 Cal. App. 2d 93

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