State Supreme Court / Cal.

Flatt v. Superior Court

Decided December 28, 1994. Joyce L. Kennard wrote the opinion for the court.

885 P.2d 950 · Cited 248 times

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Lysick v. Walcom · 258 Cal. App. 2d 136
Leal v. Holy Spirit Ass'n for Unification of World Christianity · 762 P.2d 46
Jeffry v. Pounds · 67 Cal. App. 3d 6
Truck Insurance Exchange v. Fireman's Fund Insurance · 6 Cal. App. 4th 1050
Grievance Committee v. Rottner · 152 Conn. 59
Budd v. Nixen · 491 P.2d 433
Miller v. Metzinger · 91 Cal. App. 3d 31
In re Kelly · 23 N.Y.2d 368
Ramirez v. Plough, Inc. · 863 P.2d 167
Anderson v. Eaton · 293 P. 788
Ishmael v. Millington · 241 Cal. App. 2d 520
Thomas v. Lusk · 27 Cal. App. 4th 1709
Lipscomb v. Krause · 87 Cal. App. 3d 970
Fox v. Pollack · 181 Cal. App. 3d 954
Civil Service Commission v. Superior Court · 163 Cal. App. 3d 70
Rosenfeld Construction Co. v. Superior Court · 235 Cal. App. 3d 566
Hunsucker v. Sunnyvale Hilton Inn · 23 Cal. App. 4th 1498
Galbraith v. State Bar · 23 P.2d 291
Bro v. Glaser · 22 Cal. App. 4th 1398
T. C. Theatre Corp. v. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. · 113 F. Supp. 265

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