Crane v. Smith

Decided December 15, 1943. Douglas L. Edmonds wrote the opinion for the court.

23 Cal. 2d 288 · Cited 112 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.

• Zarzana v. Neve Drug Co. · 179 P. 203
• Powers v. Raymond · 239 P. 1069
• Vigneault v. Dr. Hewson Dental Co. · 300 Mass. 223
• Carlisle v. J. Weingarten, Inc. · 137 Tex. 220
• Tuttle v. Crawford · 8 Cal. 2d 126
• Goldstein v. Healy · 201 P. 462
• Bellon v. Silver Gate Theatres, Inc. · 4 Cal. 2d 1
• Bayle-Lacoste & Co. v. Superior Court · 46 Cal. App. 2d 636
• City of Santa Barbara v. Eldred · 95 Cal. 378
• Koppelman v. Ambassador Hotel Co. · 35 Cal. App. 2d 537
• Gonzales v. Davis · 240 P. 16
• Harrison v. Gamatero · 52 Cal. App. 2d 178
• Muller v. Hale · 71 P. 81
• Dull v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. · 27 Cal. App. 2d 473
• Hernandez v. Murphy · 46 Cal. App. 2d 201
• Jacobi v. Builders' Realty Co. · 164 P. 394
• Irvine v. JF Shea Company, Inc. · 41 Cal. App. 2d 458
• Roach v. Wells Fargo Bank & Union Trust Co. · 282 P. 967
• Allred v. Orth · 274 P. 955
• Shannon v. Central-Gaither Union School District · 23 P.2d 759

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