State Supreme Court / Cal.

Empire Steel Corp. of Texas, Inc. v. Superior Court

Decided November 16, 1961. Thomas P. White wrote the opinion for the court.

56 Cal. 2d 823 · Cited 56 times

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Precedents cited

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.

Cannon Manufacturing Co. v. Cudahy Packing Co. · 267 U.S. 333
International Shoe Co. v. Washington · 326 U.S. 310
Henry R. Jahn & Son, Inc. v. Superior Court of San Mateo County · 49 Cal. 2d 855
Fisher Governor Co. v. Superior Court · 347 P.2d 1
Cosper v. Smith & Wesson Arms Co. · 53 Cal. 2d 77
Fielding v. SUPERIOR COURT OF CITY AND CTY. OF SF · 244 P.2d 968
Owens v. Superior Court · 52 Cal. 2d 822
West Publishing Co. v. Superior Court · 20 Cal. 2d 720
Carl FW Borgward, GMBH v. Superior Court · 51 Cal. 2d 72
Henderson v. Rounds & Porter Lumber Co. · 99 F. Supp. 376
Jeter v. Austin Trailer Equipment Co. · 122 Cal. App. 2d 376
Sales Affiliates, Inc. v. Superior Court · 96 Cal. App. 2d 134
The Thew Shovel Co. v. Superior Court · 35 Cal. App. 2d 183
State Ex Rel. Grinnell Co. v. MacPherson · 309 P.2d 981
Emsco Pavement Breaking Corp. v. City of Los Angeles · 176 Cal. App. 2d 760
Gordon Armstrong Co. v. Superior Court · 160 Cal. App. 2d 211
Iowa Manufacturing Co. v. Superior Court · 112 Cal. App. 2d 503
Industrial Research Corp. v. General Motors Corporation · 29 F.2d 623
S. Howes Co. v. W. P. Milling Co. · 277 P.2d 655
Hellriegel Ex Rel. Hellriegel v. Sears Roebuck & Co. · 157 F. Supp. 718
Pergament v. Frazer · 93 F. Supp. 9
S.O.S. Co. v. Bolta Co. · 117 F. Supp. 59
United States v. Buffalo Weaving and Belting Co. · 155 F. Supp. 454

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Pope v. National Aero Finance Co. · 220 Cal. App. 2d 709
Thomson v. Continental Insurance · 427 P.2d 763
Belmont Industries, Inc. v. Superior Court · 31 Cal. App. 3d 281
DVI, Inc. v. Superior Court · 128 Cal. Rptr. 2d 683
Westinghouse Electric Corp. v. Superior Court · 551 P.2d 847
Sheard v. Superior Court · 40 Cal. App. 3d 207
Tiffany Records, Inc. v. M. B. Krupp Distributors, Inc. · 276 Cal. App. 2d 610
HealthMarkets, Inc. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County · 171 Cal. App. 4th 1160
Cornell University Medical College v. Superior Court · 38 Cal. App. 3d 311
Titus v. Superior Court · 23 Cal. App. 3d 792
Circus Circus Hotels, Inc. v. Superior Court · 120 Cal. App. 3d 546
Long v. Mishicot Modern Dairy, Inc. · 252 Cal. App. 2d 425
American Continental Import Agency v. SUP. COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY · 216 Cal. App. 2d 317
Del Monte Corp. v. Everett Steamship Corp. · 402 F. Supp. 237
Mathes v. National Utility Helicopters Ltd. · 68 Cal. App. 3d 182
Yeck Manufacturing Corp. v. Superior Court · 202 Cal. App. 2d 645
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