State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Diodes, Inc. v. Franzen

Decided March 20, 1968. Shirley M. Hufstedler wrote the opinion for the court.

260 Cal. App. 2d 244 · Cited 105 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.

Bancroft-Whitney Co. v. Glen · 64 Cal. 2d 327
Buxbom v. Smith · 23 Cal. 2d 535
Wennerholm v. Stanford University School of Medicine · 20 Cal. 2d 713
E. I. Du Pont De Nemours Powder Co. v. Masland · 244 U.S. 100
Continental Car-Na-Var Corp. v. Moseley · 24 Cal. 2d 104
Futurecraft Corp. v. Clary Corp. · 205 Cal. App. 2d 279
George v. Burdusis · 21 Cal. 2d 153
Speegle v. Board of Fire Underwriters · 29 Cal. 2d 34
Imperial Ice Co. v. Rossier · 18 Cal. 2d 33
Lee v. Hensley · 103 Cal. App. 2d 697
Myers v. Stephens · 233 Cal. App. 2d 104
Tostevin v. Douglas · 160 Cal. App. 2d 321
Fidelity Appraisal Co. v. Federal Appraisal Co. · 18 P.2d 950
By-Buk Co. v. Printed Cellophane Tape Co. · 163 Cal. App. 2d 157
Romano v. Wilbur Ellis & Co. · 82 Cal. App. 2d 670
Harrison v. Hanson · 165 Cal. App. 2d 370
Shida v. Japan Food Corp. · 251 Cal. App. 2d 864
Show Management v. Hearst Publishing Co. · 196 Cal. App. 2d 606
Langendorf United Bakeries, Inc. v. Phillips · 5 Cal. 2d 150
Steiner v. Long Beach Local No. 128 · 19 Cal. 2d 676
Sarkes Tarzian, Inc. v. Audio Devices, Inc. · 166 F. Supp. 250
Sperry Rand Corporation v. Rothlein · 241 F. Supp. 549

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