Douglas v. Southern Pacific Co.

Decided February 13, 1928. William H. Waste wrote the opinion for the court.

264 P. 237 · Cited 103 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.

• Rush v. Lagomarsino · 237 P. 1066
• Sappenfield v. Main Street & Agricultural Park Railroad · 91 Cal. 48
• Pierce v. United Gas and Electric Co. · 118 P. 700
• Starr v. Los Angeles Railway Corp. · 201 P. 599
• Keena v. United RailRoads of San Francisco · 207 P. 35
• Tognazzini v. Freeman · 123 P. 540
• Alloggi v. Southern Pacific Co. · 173 P. 1117
• Fidelity & Casualty Co. v. Paraffine Paint Co. · 204 P. 1076
• Killelea v. California Horseshoe Co. · 74 P. 157
• Saltzen v. Associated Oil Co. · 244 P. 338
• Zolkoske v. United States Farm & Land Co. · 236 P. 344
• Sterne v. Mariposa Commercial & Mining Co. · 97 P. 66
• Rathbun v. White · 107 P. 809
• Dunne v. Hines · 195 P. 279

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