Dabney-Johnston Oil Corp. v. Walden

Decided November 29, 1935. Emmet Seawell wrote the opinion for the court.

4 Cal. 2d 637 · Cited 72 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.

• Ohio Oil Company v. Indiana · 177 U.S. 190
• McCord v. Oakland Quicksilver Mining Co. · 64 Cal. 134
• Pico v. Columbet · 12 Cal. 414
• Howard v. Throckmorton · 59 Cal. 79

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• La Laguna Ranch Co. v. Dodge · 18 Cal. 2d 132
• Taylor v. Taylor · 167 Cal. App. 2d 120
• Cal-Cut Pipe & Supply, Inc. v. Haradine Petroleum, Inc. · 35 Cal. App. 3d 359
• Tanner v. Title Insurance & Trust Co. · 20 Cal. 2d 814
• Wall v. Shell Oil Co. · 209 Cal. App. 2d 504
• Wells Fargo Bank v. Goldzband · 53 Cal. App. 4th 596
• Beverly Hills Oil Co. v. Beverly Hills Unified School District · 264 Cal. App. 2d 603
• Boltzen v. Clowdsley · 214 Cal. App. 2d 185
• Cassinos v. Union Oil Co. · 14 Cal. App. 4th 1770
• Gavina v. Smith · 25 Cal. 2d 501
• Schiffman v. Richfield Oil Co. · 8 Cal. 2d 211
• Picchi v. Montgomery · 261 Cal. App. 2d 246
• Basin Oil Co. v. Baash-Ross Tool Co. · 125 Cal. App. 2d 578
• Denver Joint Stock Land Bank of Denver v. Dixon · 122 P.2d 842
• Howard v. County of Amador · 220 Cal. App. 3d 962
• Duvall v. Stone · 213 P.2d 212
• Kennecott Corp. v. Union Oil Co. · 196 Cal. App. 3d 1179
• Lynch v. State Board of Equalization · 164 Cal. App. 3d 94
• Williams v. Watt · 668 P.2d 620
• Corbett v. La Bere · 68 N.W.2d 211
• Black v. Black · 91 Cal. App. 2d 328
• Caffroy v. Fremlin · 198 Cal. App. 2d 176

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