Estate of Platt

Decided December 3, 1942. Douglas L. Edmonds wrote the opinion for the court.

21 Cal. 2d 343 · Cited 308 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.

• Brant v. California Dairies, Inc. · 4 Cal. 2d 128
• O'Connor v. West Sacramento Co. · 207 P. 527
• Texas Company v. Todd · 19 Cal. App. 2d 174
• Nowland v. Kierulff · 77 P. 160
• In Re the Estate of Thomson · 131 P. 1045
• Moffatt v. Tight · 44 Cal. App. 2d 643
• Estate of Marre · 18 Cal. 2d 184
• Estate of Bourn · 25 Cal. App. 2d 590
• Kalt v. Youngworth · 16 Cal. 2d 807
• Sponable v. Dare · 235 P. 725
• Fraser v. Carman-Ryles · 8 Cal. 2d 143
• Kautz v. Zurich General Accident & Liability Insurance · 300 P. 34
• Spreckels v. Spreckels · 158 P. 537
• In Re Estate of Hubbell · 15 P.2d 503
• City of Manhattan Beach v. Cortelyou · 10 Cal. 2d 653
• McNeny v. Touchstone · 7 Cal. 2d 429
• Adams v. Petroleum Midway Co., Ltd. · 270 P. 668
• Gracey v. City of Merced · 253 P. 921
• Campbell v. Campbell · 87 P. 573
• Edwards v. Hutchings · 32 Cal. App. 2d 594
• Michigan Trust Co. v. Bronson · 240 P. 21
• In Re Estate of Schmierer · 145 P. 99
• Estate of Chapin · 47 Cal. App. 2d 605
• Smith v. City of Providence · 9 A.2d 10
• Jewett v. State ex rel. Harrod · 94 Ind. 549

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• Estate of Schiffmann · 86 Cal. App. 2d 638
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• Estate of Hill · 54 Cal. 2d 39
• Petti-John v. Luckel · 151 Cal. App. 2d 481
• Estate of Russell · 69 Cal. 2d 200
• Hembree v. Quinn · 69 Cal. 2d 200
• Trubowitch v. Riverbank Canning Co. · 30 Cal. 2d 335
• Messenger v. Messenger · 46 Cal. 2d 619
• Union Oil Co. v. Union Sugar Co. · 31 Cal. 2d 300
• Estate of Akeley · 215 P.2d 921
• Foust v. Foust · 47 Cal. 2d 121
• Bank of California v. University of Southern California · 211 Cal. App. 2d 75
• Harris v. Klure · 205 Cal. App. 2d 574
• Estate of Sahlender · 89 Cal. App. 2d 329
• Richardson v. Beebee · 118 Cal. App. 2d 851
• Douglass v. Douglass · 70 Cal. App. 2d 279
• Estate of Toler · 174 Cal. App. 2d 764
• Estate of Warner · 183 Cal. App. 2d 846
• Paramount Television Productions, Inc. v. Bill Derman Productions · 258 Cal. App. 2d 1
• Estate of Sharp · 257 Cal. App. 2d 851
• Jamison v. Wells Fargo Bank & Union Trust Co. · 58 Cal. App. 2d 556
• Estate of Hyland · 58 Cal. App. 2d 556

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