City of Cotati v. Cashman

Decided August 29, 2002. Janice Rogers Brown wrote the opinion for the court.

52 P.3d 695 · Cited 719 times

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• Equilon Enterprises, LLC v. Consumer Cause, Inc. · 29 Cal. 4th 53

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