Hatfield v. Levy Brothers

Decided October 20, 1941. Jesse W. Carter wrote the opinion for the court.

18 Cal. 2d 798 · Cited 145 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.

• Inyo Chemical Co. v. City of Los Angeles · 5 Cal. 2d 525
• Sappenfield v. Main Street & Agricultural Park Railroad · 91 Cal. 48
• Citti v. Bava · 266 P. 954
• Lafargue v. United Railroad of San Francisco · 192 P. 538
• Helling v. Schindler · 78 P. 710
• Saunders v. A. M. Williams & Co. · 62 P.2d 260
• Anstead v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co. · 265 P. 487
• City of Vallejo v. Superior Court · 249 P. 1084
• Limberg v. Glenwood Lumber Co. · 60 P. 176
• Burritt v. Santa Barbara Trust Co. · 185 P. 951
• Hager v. Southern Pacific Co. · 98 Cal. 309
• Lamb v. Purity Stores, Inc. · 7 P.2d 197
• Lantz v. Val · 248 P. 665
• State Compensation Insurance Fund v. Lamb · 273 P. 1080
• Ashley v. Rivera · 29 P.2d 199
• Morton v. Manhattan Lunch Co. · 41 Cal. App. 2d 70
• Weis v. Davis · 28 Cal. App. 2d 240
• People v. Dyer · 11 Cal. 2d 317

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