Garfinkle v. Superior Court

Decided May 16, 1978. Wiley Manuel wrote the opinion for the court.

578 P.2d 945 · Cited 86 times

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• Kruger v. Wells Fargo Bank · 521 P.2d 441
• Adams v. Department of Motor Vehicles · 520 P.2d 961
• Connolly Development, Inc. v. Superior Court · 553 P.2d 637
• Strutt v. Ontario Savings & Loan Ass'n · 28 Cal. App. 3d 866
• Federal National Mortgage Ass'n v. Howlett · 521 S.W.2d 428
• Davidow v. Corporation of America · 16 Cal. App. 2d 6
• Smith v. Allen · 68 Cal. 2d 93
• Shelley v. Kraemer · 334 U.S. 1
• Anton v. San Antonio Community Hospital · 567 P.2d 1162
• Pinsker v. Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists · 526 P.2d 253
• Werner v. Southern California Associated Newpapers · 216 P.2d 825
• Kash Enterprises, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles · 562 P.2d 1302
• Ezekial v. Winkley · 572 P.2d 32
• Scott v. Paisley · 271 U.S. 632
• Bell Silver & Copper Mining Co. v. First National Bank · 156 U.S. 470
• Koch v. Briggs · 14 Cal. 256
• Kennebec, Inc. v. Bank of the West · 565 P.2d 812
• Ainsa v. Mercantile Trust Co. · 163 P. 898
• Coffey Enterprises Realty & Development Co. v. Holmes · 213 S.E.2d 882
• Pacific States Savings & Loan Co. v. North American Bond & Mortgage Co. · 37 Cal. App. 2d 307
• Lawson v. Smith · 402 F. Supp. 851
• Crocker National Bank v. Superior Court · 68 Cal. App. 3d 863
• Fogarty v. Sawyer · 17 Cal. 589
• Bateman v. Burr · 57 Cal. 480
• Davidow v. Lachman Bros. Inv. Co. · 76 F.2d 186

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