Fifield Manor v. Finston

Decided September 6, 1960. Maurice T. Dooling Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

54 Cal. 2d 632 · Cited 129 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.

• Hunt v. Authier · 28 Cal. 2d 288
• Michigan Hospital Service v. Sharpe · 63 N.W.2d 638
• Michigan Medical Service v. Sharpe · 64 N.W.2d 713
• United States v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. · 338 U.S. 366
• Continental Casualty Co. v. Phoenix Construction Co. · 46 Cal. 2d 423
• Imperial Ice Co. v. Rossier · 18 Cal. 2d 33
• Walling v. Kimball · 17 Cal. 2d 364
• Bradley v. Rosenthal · 97 P. 875
• Terry v. Bender · 143 Cal. App. 2d 198
• Offer v. Superior Court · 228 P. 11
• City & County of San Francisco v. Ho Sing · 51 Cal. 2d 127
• Earley v. Pacific Electric Railway Co. · 167 P. 513
• Gastine v. Ewing · 65 Cal. App. 2d 131
• Dibble v. San Joaquin Light & Power Corp. · 190 P. 198
• McManus v. Arnold Taxi Corp. · 255 P. 755
• Purcell v. Goldberg · 34 Cal. App. 2d 344
• Bencich v. Market Sreet Railway Co. · 29 Cal. App. 2d 641
• Fireman's Fund Indemnity Co. v. Industrial Accident Commission · 170 Cal. App. 2d 412
• Branham v. Mayor & Common Council · 24 Cal. 585
• Higley v. Schlessman · 292 P.2d 411
• Bartlett v. Pacific National Bank · 244 P.2d 91
• McCullough v. John B. Varick Co. · 10 A.2d 245
• Bartlett v. Pacific Nat. Bank · 110 Cal. App. 2d 683

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