City of San Jose v. Superior Court

Decided September 6, 1974. Mathew Tobriner wrote the opinion for the court.

525 P.2d 701 · Cited 448 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.

• Vasquez v. Superior Court · 484 P.2d 964
• Collins v. Rocha · 497 P.2d 225
• Daar v. Yellow Cab Co. · 433 P.2d 732
• Chance v. Superior Court · 373 P.2d 849
• La Sala v. American Savings & Loan Ass'n · 489 P.2d 1113
• Johnson v. City of Oakland · 188 Cal. App. 2d 181
• Weaver v. Pasadena Tournament of Roses Ass'n · 32 Cal. 2d 833
• People v. Collins · 68 Cal. 2d 319
• Gerhard v. Stephens · 442 P.2d 692
• Stilson v. Reader's Digest Assn., Inc. · 28 Cal. App. 3d 270
• Eppstein v. City of Berkeley · 52 Cal. App. 2d 395
• Diamond v. General Motors Corp. · 20 Cal. App. 3d 374
• Farrell v. County of Placer · 23 Cal. 2d 624
• Powers Farms, Inc. v. Consolidated Irrigation District · 19 Cal. 2d 123
• Eastlick v. City of Los Angeles · 29 Cal. 2d 661
• County of Santa Clara v. Superior Court · 483 P.2d 774
• Bellman v. County of Contra Costa · 54 Cal. 2d 363
• Ghiozzi v. City of South San Francisco · 72 Cal. App. 2d 472
• State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Superior Court · 47 Cal. 2d 428
• Spaulding v. Cameron · 239 P.2d 625
• Redlands High School District v. Superior Court · 20 Cal. 2d 348
• Kornoff v. Kingsburg Cotton Oil Co. · 45 Cal. 2d 265
• Wilson v. Beville · 47 Cal. 2d 852
• Crescent Wharf & Warehouse Co. v. City of Los Angeles · 278 P. 1028
• Barnes v. Berendes · 69 P. 491

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• Frieman v. San Rafael Rock Quarry, Inc. · 10 Cal. Rptr. 3d 82
• Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. County of Riverside · 106 Cal. App. 3d 183
• Batt v. City and County of San Francisco · 155 Cal. App. 4th 65
• Feitelberg v. Credit Suisse First Boston, LLC · 36 Cal. Rptr. 3d 592
• Hypolite v. Carleson · 52 Cal. App. 3d 566
• Evans v. Arizona Dept. of Corrections · 678 P.2d 506
• Schoderbek v. Carlson · 113 Cal. App. 3d 1029
• Blue Chip Stamps v. Superior Court · 556 P.2d 755
• Lattin v. Franchise Tax Board · 75 Cal. App. 3d 377
• Caro v. Procter & Gamble Co. · 18 Cal. App. 4th 644
• Hicks v. Kaufman & Broad Home Corp. · 107 Cal. Rptr. 2d 761
• Farrar v. Franchise Tax Board · 15 Cal. App. 4th 10
• Kennedy v. Baxter Healthcare Corp. · 43 Cal. App. 4th 799
• Rose v. Medtronics, Inc. · 107 Cal. App. 3d 150
• Collins v. Safeway Stores, Inc. · 187 Cal. App. 3d 62
• Silva v. Block · 49 Cal. App. 4th 345
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