Church of Scientology v. Wollersheim

Decided February 1, 1996. Richard D. Aldrich wrote the opinion for the court.

42 Cal. App. 4th 628 · Cited 209 times

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• Wilcox v. Superior Court · 27 Cal. App. 4th 809
• Evans v. Unkow · 38 Cal. App. 4th 1490
• Rojo v. Kliger · 801 P.2d 373
• College Hospital, Inc. v. Superior Court · 882 P.2d 894
• Robertson v. Rodriguez · 36 Cal. App. 4th 347
• Serrano v. Priest · 569 P.2d 1303
• Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. Bear Stearns & Co. · 791 P.2d 587
• Lafayette Morehouse, Inc. v. Chronicle Publishing Co. · 37 Cal. App. 4th 855
• Urias v. Harris Farms, Inc. · 234 Cal. App. 3d 415
• Wollersheim v. Church of Scientology · 212 Cal. App. 3d 872
• Ludwig v. Superior Court · 37 Cal. App. 4th 8
• Betz v. Pankow · 16 Cal. App. 4th 931
• Dixon v. Superior Court · 30 Cal. App. 4th 733
• Cadenasso v. Bank of Italy · 6 P.2d 944
• California Physicians' Service v. Superior Court · 9 Cal. App. 4th 1321
• Dorado v. Knudsen Corp. · 103 Cal. App. 3d 605
• Stokus v. Marsh · 217 Cal. App. 3d 647
• Matossian v. Fahmie · 101 Cal. App. 3d 128
• Morcos v. Board of Retirement · 800 P.2d 543
• Coffee-Rich, Inc. v. Fielder · 27 Cal. App. 3d 792
• Baker v. Civil Service Commission · 52 Cal. App. 3d 590

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