State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Grinnell v. Charles Pfizer & Co.

Decided June 30, 1969. John B. Molinari wrote the opinion for the court.

274 Cal. App. 2d 424 · Cited 66 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.

Greenman v. Yuba Power Products, Inc. · 59 Cal. 2d 57
Toole v. Richardson-Merrell Inc. · 251 Cal. App. 2d 689
Gherna v. Ford Motor Co. · 246 Cal. App. 2d 639
Vaccarezza v. Sanguinetti · 71 Cal. App. 2d 687
Seely v. White Motor Co. · 403 P.2d 145
Vandermark v. Ford Motor Co. · 61 Cal. 2d 256
Steven v. Fidelity & Casualty Co. · 377 P.2d 284
Huffman v. Lindquist · 234 P.2d 34
Gottsdanker v. Cutter Laboratories · 182 Cal. App. 2d 602
Alvarez v. Felker Manufacturing Co. · 230 Cal. App. 2d 987
Miller v. Germain Seed & Plant Co. · 222 P. 817
Odell v. Frueh · 146 Cal. App. 2d 504
Lysick v. Walcom · 258 Cal. App. 2d 136
Barth v. B. F. Goodrich Tire Co. · 265 Cal. App. 2d 228
Rose v. Melody Lane · 39 Cal. 2d 481
Canifax v. Hercules Powder Co. · 237 Cal. App. 2d 44
People v. Sparks · 257 Cal. App. 2d 306
Erickson v. Sears, Roebuck & Co. · 240 Cal. App. 2d 793
Corp. of Presiding Bishop of Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints v. Cavanaugh · 217 Cal. App. 2d 492
Lane v. C. A. Swanson & Sons · 130 Cal. App. 2d 210
Yuba Manufacturing Co. v. Stone · 179 P. 418
People v. Hamilton · 254 Cal. App. 2d 462
Greeno v. Clark Equipment Company · 237 F. Supp. 427

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