Davenport v. Stratton

Decided May 2, 1944. B Rey Schauer wrote the opinion for the court.

24 Cal. 2d 232 · Cited 95 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.

• Universal Sales Corp. v. California Press Manufacturing Co. · 20 Cal. 2d 751
• Churchill v. Woodworth · 84 P. 155
• Rudd v. Byrnes · 105 P. 957
• People v. Lionberger · 19 Cal. App. 2d 284
• Tillson v. Peters · 41 Cal. App. 2d 671
• Reios v. Mardis · 122 P. 1091
• Wells, Fargo & Co. v. McCarthy · 90 P. 203
• Salomon v. Cawston Ostrich Farm · 185 P. 314
• American Trust Co. v. Jones · 20 P.2d 346

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