State Supreme Court / Cal.

E. L. White, Inc. v. City of Huntington Beach

Decided May 31, 1978. Wiley Manuel wrote the opinion for the court.

579 P.2d 505 · Cited 169 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.

Hollywood Turf Club v. Montgomery Elevator Co. · 58 Cal. App. 3d 580
Rossmoor Sanitation, Inc. v. Pylon, Inc. · 532 P.2d 97
Briscoe v. Reader's Digest Association, Inc. · 483 P.2d 34
Markley v. Beagle · 66 Cal. 2d 951
Card Construction Co. v. Ledbetter · 16 Cal. App. 3d 472
Parsons v. Bristol Development Co. · 62 Cal. 2d 861
Unruh v. Truck Insurance Exchange · 498 P.2d 1063
Price v. Shell Oil Co. · 466 P.2d 722
Goldman v. Ecco-Phoenix Electric Corp. · 62 Cal. 2d 40
People v. Superior Court · 29 Cal. 2d 754
County of Sacramento v. Superior Court · 503 P.2d 1382
Sunset-Sternau Food Co. v. Bonzi · 389 P.2d 133
Roylance v. Doelger · 57 Cal. 2d 255
MacK v. Hugh W. Comstock Associates, Inc. · 225 Cal. App. 2d 583
People Ex Rel. Department of Public Works v. Daly City Scavenger Co. · 19 Cal. App. 3d 277
Stowe v. Fritzie Hotels, Inc. · 282 P.2d 890
Weinstock v. Eissler · 224 Cal. App. 2d 212
Vinnell Co. v. Pacific Electric Railway Co. · 52 Cal. 2d 411
Calhoun v. Franchise Tax Board · 574 P.2d 763
Great Western Savings & Loan Ass'n v. City of Los Angeles · 31 Cal. App. 3d 403
MacDonald & Kruse, Inc. v. San Jose Steel Co. · 29 Cal. App. 3d 413
Eggert v. Pacific States Savings & Loan Co. · 57 Cal. App. 2d 239
O'HAGAN v. Board of Zoning Adjustment · 38 Cal. App. 3d 722
Mascarin Professional Pharmacy v. Hart · 13 Cal. App. 3d 462
City of Los Angeles v. Japan Air Lines Co., Ltd. · 41 Cal. App. 3d 416

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