State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. v. Superior Court

Decided June 22, 1989. John Clinton Peterson wrote the opinion for the court.

211 Cal. App. 3d 758 · Cited 133 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.

Henningsen v. Bloomfield Motors, Inc. · 161 A.2d 69
Tunkl v. Regents of University of California · 383 P.2d 441
A & M PRODUCE CO. v. FMC Corp. · 135 Cal. App. 3d 473
Fletcher v. Security Pacific National Bank · 591 P.2d 51
Parr v. Superior Court · 139 Cal. App. 3d 440
Committee on Children's Television, Inc. v. General Foods Corp. · 673 P.2d 660
Vasquez v. Superior Court · 484 P.2d 964
City of San Jose v. Superior Court · 525 P.2d 701
Madden v. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · 552 P.2d 1178
Perdue v. Crocker National Bank · 702 P.2d 503
Steven v. Fidelity & Casualty Co. · 377 P.2d 284
Clemmer v. Hartford Insurance Co. · 587 P.2d 1098
Daar v. Yellow Cab Co. · 433 P.2d 732
Chern v. Bank of America · 544 P.2d 1310
Wheeler v. St. Joseph Hospital · 63 Cal. App. 3d 345
Occidental Land, Inc. v. Superior Court · 556 P.2d 750
Blue Chip Stamps v. Superior Court · 556 P.2d 755
Smith v. Westland Life Insurance · 539 P.2d 433
Lazar v. Hertz Corp. · 143 Cal. App. 3d 128
Hamwi v. Citinational-Buckeye Investment Co. · 72 Cal. App. 3d 462
Walnut Creek Pipe Distributors, Inc. v. Gates Rubber Co. · 228 Cal. App. 2d 810
Kurashige v. Indian Dunes, Inc. · 200 Cal. App. 3d 606
Petherbridge v. Prudential Savings & Loan Ass'n · 79 Cal. App. 3d 509
Powell v. Central California Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n · 59 Cal. App. 3d 540
Neal v. State Farm Insurance Companies · 188 Cal. App. 2d 690

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Tietsworth v. Sears · 720 F. Supp. 2d 1123
Acorn v. Household International, Inc. · 211 F. Supp. 2d 1160
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Spinello v. Amblin Entertainment · 29 Cal. App. 4th 1390
Bank of the West v. Superior Court · 833 P.2d 545
Caro v. Procter & Gamble Co. · 18 Cal. App. 4th 644
Gatton v. T-Mobile USA, Inc. · 152 Cal. App. 4th 571
Vikco Insurance Services, Inc. v. Ohio Indemnity Co. · 82 Cal. Rptr. 2d 442
Beasley v. Wells Fargo Bank · 235 Cal. App. 3d 1383
Lennar Homes of California, Inc. v. Stephens · 232 Cal. App. 4th 673
Sanchez v. Valencia Holding Co. · 61 Cal. 4th 899
Gentry v. Superior Court · 165 P.3d 556
Philip Morris Inc. v. Angeletti · 752 A.2d 200
Colgan v. Leatherman Tool Group, Inc. · 38 Cal. Rptr. 3d 36
Gutierrez v. Autowest, Inc. · 7 Cal. Rptr. 3d 267
Walnut Creek Manor v. Fair Employment & Housing Commission · 814 P.2d 704
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