General Motors Corp. v. Superior Court

Decided January 12, 1993. Howard M. Dabney wrote the opinion for the court.

12 Cal. App. 4th 435 · Cited 63 times

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• Alsup v. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. · 461 N.E.2d 361
• Winet v. Price · 4 Cal. App. 4th 1159
• Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. G. W. Thomas Drayage & Rigging Co. · 69 Cal. 2d 33
• Wells v. Shearson Lehman/American Express, Inc. · 72 N.Y.2d 11
• Palma v. U.S. Industrial Fasteners, Inc. · 36 Cal. 3d 171
• Garcia v. Truck Insurance Exchange · 682 P.2d 1100
• Ng v. Superior Court · 840 P.2d 961
• Ermolieff v. R. K. O. Radio Pictures, Inc. · 19 Cal. 2d 543
• Edwards v. Comstock Insurance Co. · 205 Cal. App. 3d 1164
• Appalachian Insurance v. McDonnell Douglas Corp. · 214 Cal. App. 3d 1
• Singer Co. v. Superior Court · 179 Cal. App. 3d 875
• Asare v. Hartford Fire Insurance · 1 Cal. App. 4th 856
• Steve Schmidt & Co. v. Berry · 183 Cal. App. 3d 1299
• In Re Marriage of Horn · 181 Cal. App. 3d 540
• A & M PRODUCE CO. v. FMC Corp. · 135 Cal. App. 3d 473
• Eustace v. Dechter · 53 Cal. App. 2d 726

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