Kennedy v. Eldridge

Decided December 13, 2011. Mary Kathleen Butz wrote the opinion for the court.

201 Cal. App. 4th 1197 · Cited 89 times

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• Morrison Knudsen Corp. v. Hancock, Rothert & Bunshoft, LLP · 81 Cal. Rptr. 2d 425
• People v. Peoples · 51 Cal. App. 4th 1592
• People v. Donaldson · 113 Cal. Rptr. 2d 548
• People v. Doolin · 45 Cal. 4th 390
• People Ex Rel. Deparment of Corporations. v. Speedee Oil Change Systems, Inc. · 980 P.2d 371
• People v. Dunkle · 116 P.3d 494
• Vernon S. v. Jerome C. · 906 P.2d 1275
• H. F. Ahmanson & Co. v. Salomon Brothers, Inc. · 229 Cal. App. 3d 1445
• GREAT LAKES CONSTRUCTION, INC. v. Burman · 186 Cal. App. 4th 1347
• Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. v. La Conchita Ranch Co. · 68 Cal. App. 4th 856
• Meza v. H. Muehlstein & Co., Inc. · 176 Cal. App. 4th 969
• Comden v. Superior Court · 576 P.2d 971
• Meehan v. Hopps · 45 Cal. 2d 213
• In Re Marriage of Riddle · 23 Cal. Rptr. 3d 273
• Oaks Management Corp. v. Superior Court · 51 Cal. Rptr. 3d 561
• William H. Raley Co. v. Superior Court · 149 Cal. App. 3d 1042
• Adams v. Aerojet-General Corp. · 104 Cal. Rptr. 2d 116
• DCH Health Services Corp. v. Waite · 115 Cal. Rptr. 2d 847
• Woods v. Superior Court · 149 Cal. App. 3d 931
• Rushton v. First National Bank of Magnolia · 426 S.W.2d 378
• AI Credit Corp. v. Aguilar & Sebastinelli · 6 Cal. Rptr. 3d 813
• Shippey v. Shippey · 58 Cal. App. 2d 174
• Colyer v. Smith · 50 F. Supp. 2d 966
• A.C. v. San Diego County Health & Human Services Agency · 80 Cal. App. 4th 994
• In Re AC · 96 Cal. Rptr. 2d 79

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• In re Marriage of Rifkin & Carty · 234 Cal. App. 4th 1339
• Swain v. Swain (In re Swain) · 230 Cal. Rptr. 3d 614
• City of San Diego v. Superior Court of San Diego Cnty. · 241 Cal. Rptr. 3d 604
• Chih Teh Shen v. Miller · 212 Cal. App. 4th 48
• Weaver v. Weaver · 191 A.3d 978

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