Daly v. General Motors Corp.

Decided March 16, 1978. Frank K. Richardson wrote the opinion for the court.

575 P.2d 1162 · Cited 347 times

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• Greenman v. Yuba Power Products, Inc. · 59 Cal. 2d 57
• Barker v. Lull Engineering Co. · 573 P.2d 443
• Cronin v. J.B.E. Olson Corp. · 501 P.2d 1153
• Luque v. McLean · 501 P.2d 1163
• Price v. Shell Oil Co. · 466 P.2d 722
• The Osceola · 189 U.S. 158
• American Motorcycle Assn. v. Superior Court · 578 P.2d 899
• Escola v. Coca Cola Bottling Co. · 24 Cal. 2d 453
• Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. v. Smith · 305 U.S. 424
• Dippel v. Sciano · 37 Wis. 2d 443
• Ault v. International Harvester Co. · 528 P.2d 1148
• Jiminez v. Sears, Roebuck & Co. · 482 P.2d 681
• Grey v. Fibreboard Paper Products Co. · 65 Cal. 2d 240
• Buccery v. General Motors Corp. · 60 Cal. App. 3d 533
• Vandermark v. Ford Motor Co. · 61 Cal. 2d 256
• Westbrook v. Mihaly · 471 P.2d 487
• Henderson v. Harnischfeger Corp. · 527 P.2d 353
• Butaud v. Suburban Marine & Sporting Goods, Inc. · 555 P.2d 42
• Self v. General Motors Corp. · 42 Cal. App. 3d 1
• People v. Watson · 299 P.2d 243
• West v. Caterpillar Tractor Company, Inc. · 336 So. 2d 80
• Kirkland v. General Motors Corporation · 521 P.2d 1353
• Kinard v. Coats Company, Inc. · 553 P.2d 835
• Downing v. Barrett Mobile Home Transport, Inc. · 38 Cal. App. 3d 519

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