State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Eastwood v. Superior Court

Decided December 1, 1983. Leon Thompson wrote the opinion for the court.

149 Cal. App. 3d 409 · Cited 98 times

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Briscoe v. Reader's Digest Association, Inc. · 483 P.2d 34
Kapellas v. Kofman · 459 P.2d 912
Spahn v. Julian Messner, Inc. · 21 N.Y.2d 124
Coulter v. Superior Court · 577 P.2d 669
Coverstone v. Davies · 38 Cal. 2d 315
Gill v. Hearst Publishing Co. · 40 Cal. 2d 224
Metter v. Los Angeles Examiner · 35 Cal. App. 2d 304
Tate v. Superior Court · 213 Cal. App. 2d 238
Johnson v. Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, Inc. · 43 Cal. App. 3d 880
Katzev v. County of Los Angeles · 52 Cal. 2d 360
Stilson v. Reader's Digest Assn., Inc. · 28 Cal. App. 3d 270
Stryker v. Republic Pictures Corp. · 108 Cal. App. 2d 191
Clyne v. Clyne · 228 Cal. App. 2d 597

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