State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Cleary v. American Airlines, Inc.

Decided October 29, 1980. Edwin L. Jefferson wrote the opinion for the court.

111 Cal. App. 3d 443 · Cited 205 times

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Tameny v. Atlantic Richfield Co. · 610 P.2d 1330
Gruenberg v. Aetna Insurance · 510 P.2d 1032
Egan v. Mutual of Omaha Insurance · 598 P.2d 452
Petermann v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 396 · 344 P.2d 25
Marin v. Jacuzzi · 224 Cal. App. 2d 549
Comunale v. Traders & General Insurance · 50 Cal. 2d 654
Wise v. Southern Pacific Co. · 223 Cal. App. 2d 50
Ruinello v. Murray · 36 Cal. 2d 687
Swaffield v. Universal Ecsco Corp. · 271 Cal. App. 2d 147
Hepp v. Lockheed-California Co. · 86 Cal. App. 3d 714
Becket v. Welton Becket & Associates · 39 Cal. App. 3d 815
Rabago-Alvarez v. Dart Industries, Inc. · 55 Cal. App. 3d 91
Ferreyra v. E. & J. GALLO WINERY · 231 Cal. App. 2d 426
Mason v. Lyl Productions · 69 Cal. 2d 79
Escamilla v. Marshburn Brothers · 48 Cal. App. 3d 472
Zimmer v. Wells Management Corporation · 348 F. Supp. 540

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