State Supreme Court / Cal.

Howard v. Babcock

Decided December 6, 1993. Stanley Mosk wrote the opinion for the court.

863 P.2d 150 · Cited 588 times

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Swenson v. File · 475 P.2d 852
Haight, Brown & Bonesteel v. Superior Court · 234 Cal. App. 3d 963
Jacob v. Norris, McLaughlin & Marcus · 607 A.2d 142
Cohen v. Lord · 75 N.Y.2d 95
Farthing v. San Mateo Clinic · 143 Cal. App. 2d 385
Meehan v. SHAUGHNESSY COHEN · 535 N.E.2d 1255
Morse v. Municipal Court · 529 P.2d 46
Muggill v. Reuben H. Donnelley Corp. · 398 P.2d 147
South Bay Radiology Medical Associates v. W. M. Asher, Inc. · 220 Cal. App. 3d 1074
Moyer v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals Board · 514 P.2d 1224
Fracasse v. Brent · 494 P.2d 9
Perdue v. Crocker National Bank · 702 P.2d 503
Hustedt v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board · 636 P.2d 1139
Nickelsberg v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board · 814 P.2d 1328
Rader v. Thrasher · 57 Cal. 2d 244
In Re Lavine · 2 Cal. 2d 324
Jewel v. Boxer · 156 Cal. App. 3d 171
Spiegel v. Thomas, Mann & Smith, P.C. · 811 S.W.2d 528
Miller v. Foulston, Siefkin, Powers & Eberhardt · 790 P.2d 404
Anderson v. Aspelmeier, Fisch, Power, Warner & Engberg · 461 N.W.2d 598
Friday v. State Bar · 23 Cal. 2d 501
Estate of Cazaurang · 1 Cal. 2d 712
Cohen v. Graham · 722 P.2d 1388
Fraser v. Bogucki · 203 Cal. App. 3d 604
White v. Medical Review Consultants, Inc. · 831 S.W.2d 662

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