State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Frame v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.

Decided October 19, 1971. Winslow Christian wrote the opinion for the court.

20 Cal. App. 3d 668 · Cited 60 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.

Muggill v. Reuben H. Donnelley Corp. · 398 P.2d 147
Loving & Evans v. Blick · 33 Cal. 2d 603
Allstate Insurance v. Orlando · 262 Cal. App. 2d 858
Ury v. Jewelers Acceptance Corp. · 227 Cal. App. 2d 11
Federico v. Frick · 3 Cal. App. 3d 872
In Re Frick · 19 P.2d 836
Oakland Bank of Commerce v. Washington · 6 Cal. App. 3d 793
People v. Globe & Rutgers Fire Insurance · 216 P.2d 64
Kristt v. Whelan · 4 A.D.2d 195

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Keating v. Superior Court · 645 P.2d 1192
Scott v. Snelling and Snelling, Inc. · 732 F. Supp. 1034
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Mencor Enterprises, Inc. v. Hets Equities Corp. · 190 Cal. App. 3d 432
Nedlloyd Lines B v. v. Superior Court · 834 P.2d 1148
Wheeler v. St. Joseph Hospital · 63 Cal. App. 3d 345
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Chan v. Drexel Burnham Lambert, Inc. · 178 Cal. App. 3d 632
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Estee Lauder Companies Inc. v. Batra · 430 F. Supp. 2d 158
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