Goodman v. Kennedy

Decided November 29, 1976. Donald R. Wright wrote the opinion for the court.

556 P.2d 737 · Cited 448 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.

• Heyer v. Flaig · 70 Cal. 2d 223
• Lucas v. Hamm · 56 Cal. 2d 583
• Biakanja v. Irving · 49 Cal. 2d 647
• Ultramares Corp. v. Touche · 174 N.E. 441
• Lingsch v. Savage · 213 Cal. App. 2d 729
• Dillon v. Legg · 68 Cal. 2d 728
• Savings Bank v. Ward · 100 U.S. 195
• Cooper v. Leslie Salt Co. · 451 P.2d 406
• Glanzer v. . Shepard · 135 N.E. 275
• Weirum v. RKO General, Inc. · 539 P.2d 36
• Warner Construction Corp. v. City of Los Angeles · 466 P.2d 996
• Amaya v. Home Ice, Fuel & Supply Co. · 379 P.2d 513
• Norton v. Hines · 49 Cal. App. 3d 917
• H. R. Moch Co. v. Rensselaer Water Co. · 159 N.E. 896
• Hobart v. Hobart Estate Co. · 26 Cal. 2d 412
• Temescal Water Co. v. Department of Public Works · 44 Cal. 2d 90
• Roberts v. Ball, Hunt, Hart, Brown & Baerwitz · 57 Cal. App. 3d 104
• Anderson v. Eaton · 293 P. 788
• Baker v. Humphrey · 101 U.S. 494
• Rogers v. Warden · 20 Cal. 2d 286
• Herzog v. Capital Co. · 27 Cal. 2d 349
• Greenwood v. Mooradian · 137 Cal. App. 2d 532
• Coberly v. Superior Court · 231 Cal. App. 2d 685
• Black v. Shearson, Hammill & Co. · 266 Cal. App. 2d 362
• Lesperance v. North American Aviation, Inc. · 217 Cal. App. 2d 336

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