State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Copley v. Copley

Decided November 30, 1981. Gordon Cologne wrote the opinion for the court.

126 Cal. App. 3d 248 · Cited 55 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.

Mandel v. Lackner · 92 Cal. App. 3d 747
Serrano v. Priest · 569 P.2d 1303
Gilmaker v. Bank of America National Trust & Savings Ass'n · 57 Cal. 2d 627
Estate of Gilliland · 73 Cal. App. 3d 515
Copley v. Copley · 80 Cal. App. 3d 97
Jacobs v. Superior Court · 53 Cal. 2d 187
Estate of Bixby v. Security First National Bank · 362 P.2d 43
Hebbard v. Colgrove · 28 Cal. App. 3d 1017
Serrano v. Priest · 557 P.2d 929
Estate of Beach · 542 P.2d 994
Estate of Thompson · 50 Cal. 2d 613
Wells Fargo Bank v. Huse · 57 Cal. App. 3d 927
In Re Estate of Thompson · 18 Cal. App. 2d 680
Parsons v. Bristol Development Co. · 62 Cal. 2d 861
Estate of Russell · 69 Cal. 2d 200
Kraus v. Willow Park Public Golf Course · 73 Cal. App. 3d 354
Estate of Ferrall · 41 Cal. 2d 166
Strauss v. Superior Court · 36 Cal. 2d 396
Keyston v. Keyston · 102 Cal. App. 2d 223
Reed v. Bank of America · 259 Cal. App. 2d 14
Estate of Cuneo · 214 Cal. App. 2d 381
Miracle Adhesives Corp. v. Peninsula Tile Contractors' Ass'n · 157 Cal. App. 2d 591
Estate of Brown · 22 Cal. App. 2d 480
Beresh v. Sovereign Life Insurance · 92 Cal. App. 3d 547
Estate of Gross · 216 Cal. App. 2d 563

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