Elam v. College Park Hospital

Decided May 27, 1982. Don Ross Work wrote the opinion for the court.

132 Cal. App. 3d 332 · Cited 91 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.

• Weirum v. RKO General, Inc. · 539 P.2d 36
• Dillon v. Legg · 68 Cal. 2d 728
• Rice v. California Lutheran Hospital · 27 Cal. 2d 296
• Hooks v. Southern California Permanente Medical Group · 107 Cal. App. 3d 435
• United States Liability Insurance v. Haidinger-Hayes, Inc. · 463 P.2d 770
• Rowland v. Christian · 69 Cal. 2d 108
• Bost v. Riley · 262 S.E.2d 391
• George A. Hormel & Co. v. Maez · 92 Cal. App. 3d 963
• Ybarra v. Spangard · 25 Cal. 2d 486
• Stationers Corp. v. Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. · 62 Cal. 2d 412
• Seneris v. Haas · 291 P.2d 915
• Corwin v. Los Angeles Newspaper Service Bureau, Inc. · 484 P.2d 953
• Pederson v. Dumouchel · 431 P.2d 973
• Johnson v. Misericordia Community Hospital · 301 N.W.2d 156
• Quintal v. Laurel Grove Hospital · 397 P.2d 161
• Meier v. Ross General Hospital · 69 Cal. 2d 420
• Valdez v. J. D. Diffenbaugh Co. · 51 Cal. App. 3d 494
• Darling v. Charleston Community Memorial Hospital · 211 N.E.2d 253
• Peter W. v. San Francisco Unified School District · 60 Cal. App. 3d 814
• Fiorentino v. Wenger · 19 N.Y.2d 407
• Guilliams v. Hollywood Hospital · 18 Cal. 2d 97
• Purcell v. Zimbelman · 500 P.2d 335
• Matchett v. Superior Court · 40 Cal. App. 3d 623
• Tucson Medical Center, Incorporated v. Misevch · 545 P.2d 958
• Mitchell County Hospital Authority v. Joiner · 189 S.E.2d 412

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• Mt. Diablo Hospital Medical Center v. Superior Court · 158 Cal. App. 3d 344
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• West Covina Hospital v. Superior Court · 153 Cal. App. 3d 134
• Rhee v. El Camino Hospital District · 201 Cal. App. 3d 477
• Mt. Diablo Hospital District v. Superior Court · 183 Cal. App. 3d 30
• Knowles v. Tehachapi Valley Hospital District · 49 Cal. App. 4th 1083
• Fisher v. San Pedro Peninsula Hospital · 214 Cal. App. 3d 590
• West Covina Hospital v. Superior Court · 718 P.2d 119
• Clarke v. Hoek · 174 Cal. App. 3d 208
• Cedars-Sinai Medical Center v. Superior Court · 12 Cal. App. 4th 579
• Cedars-Sinai Medical Center v. Superior Court · 12 Cal. App. 4th 579
• St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital v. Agbor · 952 S.W.2d 503
• Pedroza v. Bryant · 677 P.2d 166
• Hardy v. Brantley · 471 So. 2d 358
• Alexander v. Superior Court · 859 P.2d 96
• Jacoves v. United Merchandising Corp. · 9 Cal. App. 4th 88
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