State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Gordon v. Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

Decided January 29, 2009. Patti S. Kitching wrote the opinion for the court.

170 Cal. App. 4th 1103 · Cited 54 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.

Brown v. Colm · 522 P.2d 688
Sichterman v. R. M. Hollingshead Co. · 4 P.2d 181
Zhou v. Unisource Worldwide, Inc. · 69 Cal. Rptr. 3d 273
Jackson v. County of Los Angeles · 60 Cal. App. 4th 171
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway v. Superior Court · 12 Cal. 2d 549
Soule v. General Motors Corp. · 882 P.2d 298
Tudor Ranches, Inc. v. State Comp. Ins. Fund · 77 Cal. Rptr. 2d 574
People v. Watson · 299 P.2d 243
In Re Marriage of Carlsson · 163 Cal. App. 4th 281
Webber v. Webber · 33 Cal. 2d 153
Zelayeta v. Pacific Greyhound Lines, Inc. · 104 Cal. App. 2d 716
City of Ripon v. Sweetin · 122 Cal. Rptr. 2d 802
Southern Pacific Transportation Co. v. Santa Fe Pacific Pipelines, Inc. · 88 Cal. Rptr. 2d 777
People v. Jackson · 28 Cal. Rptr. 3d 136
Cyndie C. v. Geraldine B. · 87 Cal. Rptr. 2d 569
Saakyan v. Modern Auto, Inc. · 126 Cal. Rptr. 2d 674

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