Foley v. Interactive Data Corp.

Decided December 29, 1988. Malcolm Millar Lucas wrote the opinion for the court.

765 P.2d 373 · Cited 948 times

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• Muskopf v. Corning Hospital District · 55 Cal. 2d 211
• Klein v. Klein · 58 Cal. 2d 692
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