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Grimshaw v. Ford Motor Co.

Decided May 29, 1981. Stephen K. Tamura wrote the opinion for the court.

119 Cal. App. 3d 757 · Cited 234 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.

Neal v. Farmers Insurance Exchange · 582 P.2d 980
Barker v. Lull Engineering Co. · 573 P.2d 443
Toole v. Richardson-Merrell Inc. · 251 Cal. App. 2d 689
Bertero v. National General Corp. · 529 P.2d 608
Klopstock v. Superior Court · 17 Cal. 2d 13
Schroeder v. Auto Driveaway Co. · 523 P.2d 662
Kostecky v. Henry · 113 Cal. App. 3d 362
Brown v. Merlo · 506 P.2d 212
Justus v. Atchison · 565 P.2d 122
Brokopp v. Ford Motor Co. · 71 Cal. App. 3d 841
Pease v. Beech Aircraft Corp. · 38 Cal. App. 3d 450
Weathers v. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · 485 P.2d 1132
Bardessono v. Michels · 478 P.2d 480
Cramer v. Morrison · 88 Cal. App. 3d 873
People v. Green · 27 Cal. 3d 1
Nga Li v. Yellow Cab Co. · 532 P.2d 1226
Egan v. Mutual of Omaha Insurance · 598 P.2d 452
Nestle v. City of Santa Monica · 496 P.2d 480
Taylor v. Superior Court · 598 P.2d 854
Horn v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. · 61 Cal. 2d 602
G. D. Searle & Co. v. Superior Court · 49 Cal. App. 3d 22
Foglio v. Western Auto Supply · 56 Cal. App. 3d 470
Dawes v. Superior Court · 111 Cal. App. 3d 82
Tarasoff v. Regents of University of California · 551 P.2d 334
Stevens v. Parke, Davis & Co. · 507 P.2d 653

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Kim v. Toyota Motor Corp. · 197 Cal. Rptr. 3d 647
Buell-Wilson v. Ford Motor Company · 46 Cal. Rptr. 3d 147
Romo v. Ford Motor Co. · 6 Cal. Rptr. 3d 793
Collins v. Navistar, Inc. · 214 Cal. App. 4th 1486
Morris v. Parke, Davis & Co. · 573 F. Supp. 1324
Bigler-Engler v. Breg, Inc. · 209 Cal. Rptr. 3d 619
Thompson v. Better-Bilt Aluminum Products Co. · 832 P.2d 203
Boeken v. Philip Morris Inc. · 26 Cal. Rptr. 3d 638
In Re Air Crash Disaster at Sioux City Iowa · 760 F. Supp. 1283
Palmer v. AH Robins Co., Inc. · 684 P.2d 187
Howard v. Omni Hotels Management Corp. · 203 Cal. App. 4th 403
Vossler v. Richards Manufacturing Co. · 143 Cal. App. 3d 952
Seyler v. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. · 102 F. Supp. 2d 1226
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Alexander · 868 S.W.2d 322
Roberts v. Ford Aerospace and Communications Corp. · 224 Cal. App. 3d 793
Granite Construction Co. v. Rhyne · 817 P.2d 711
Banks v. District of Columbia · 551 A.2d 1304
People v. VANEGAS · 9 Cal. Rptr. 3d 398
Vander Lind v. Superior Court · 146 Cal. App. 3d 358
Transportation Insurance Co. v. Moriel · 879 S.W.2d 10
General Motors Corp. v. Sanchez · 997 S.W.2d 584
Peterson v. Superior Court · 642 P.2d 1305

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