State Supreme Court / Cal.

James v. Marinship Corp.

Decided December 30, 1944. Phil S. Gibson wrote the opinion for the court.

25 Cal. 2d 721 · Cited 205 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.

Smith v. Allwright · 321 U.S. 649
Allen-Bradley Local No. 1111 v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board · 315 U.S. 740
Thornhill v. Alabama · 310 U.S. 88
C. S. Smith Metropolitan Market Co. v. Lyons · 16 Cal. 2d 389
Grovey v. Townsend · 295 U.S. 45
Carlson v. California · 310 U.S. 106
Cafeteria Employees Union, Local 302 v. Angelos · 320 U.S. 293
J. F. Parkinson Co. v. Building Trades Council · 98 P. 1027
Opera on Tour, Inc. v. Weber · 34 N.E.2d 349
McKay v. Retail Automobile Salesmen's Local Union No. 1067 · 16 Cal. 2d 311
Dorchy v. Kansas · 272 U.S. 306
Emde v. San Joaquin County Central Labor Council · 23 Cal. 2d 146
Fortenbury v. Superior Court · 16 Cal. 2d 405
Cameron v. International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employes & Moving Picture Operators of the United States & Canada, Local Union No. 384 · 176 A. 692
Chiles v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. · 218 U.S. 71
United States v. Laudani · 320 U.S. 543
People v. . King · 18 N.E. 245
Shafer v. Registered Pharmacists Union Local 1172 · 16 Cal. 2d 379
Magill Bros. v. Building Service Employees' International Union · 20 Cal. 2d 506
Fashioncraft, Inc. v. Halpern · 313 Mass. 385
Markham & Callow, Inc. v. International Woodworkers · 135 P.2d 727
Schwab v. Moving Picture MacHine Operators Local No. 159 · 109 P.2d 600
Retail Clerks' Union, Local No. 1403 v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board · 6 N.W.2d 698
Walter v. McCarvel · 309 Mass. 260
Railway Mail Assn. v. Corsi · 56 N.E.2d 721

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