Kern v. City of Long Beach

Decided April 1, 1947. Phil S. Gibson wrote the opinion for the court.

29 Cal. 2d 848 · Cited 207 times

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Precedents cited

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.

• Sweesy v. Los Angeles County Peace Officers' Retirement Board · 17 Cal. 2d 356
• Pennie v. Reis · 132 U.S. 464
• Gibson v. City of San Diego · 25 Cal. 2d 930
• England v. City of Long Beach · 27 Cal. 2d 343
• Brophy v. Employees Retirement System · 71 Cal. App. 2d 455
• McCarthy v. City of Oakland · 60 Cal. App. 2d 546
• French v. French · 17 Cal. 2d 775
• Warburton v. White · 176 U.S. 484
• O'Dea v. Cook · 169 P. 366
• Pennie v. Reis · 80 Cal. 266
• Matter of Giannettino v. McGoldrick · 66 N.E.2d 57
• Brooks v. Pension Board · 30 Cal. App. 2d 118
• Lynch v. United States · 292 U.S. 571
• Dodge v. Board of Ed. of Chicago · 302 U.S. 74
• Dillon v. Board of Pension Commissioners · 18 Cal. 2d 427
• Ennis Water Works v. City of Ennis · 233 U.S. 652
• Great Northern Railway Co. v. Sunburst Oil & Refining Co. · 287 U.S. 358
• Dillard v. City of Los Angeles · 20 Cal. 2d 599
• Talbott v. Independent School District · 299 N.W. 556
• McKeag v. Board of Pension Commissioners · 21 Cal. 2d 386
• French v. Cook · 160 P. 411
• Jordan v. Retirement Board · 35 Cal. App. 2d 653
• Sheehan v. Board of Police Commissioners · 239 P. 844
• Whitehead v. Davie · 209 P. 1008
• Richards v. Wheeler · 10 Cal. App. 2d 108

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• Miller v. State of California · 557 P.2d 970
• White v. Davis · 68 P.3d 74
• Marin Ass'n of Public Employees v. Marin County Employees' Retirement Ass'n · 2 Cal. App. 5th 674
• International Ass'n of Firefighters, Local 145 v. City of San Diego · 667 P.2d 675
• In Re Marriage of Brown · 544 P.2d 561
• Brown v. Brown · 15 Cal. 3d 838
• Eagan v. Spellman · 581 P.2d 1038
• Palaske v. City of Long Beach · 93 Cal. App. 2d 120
• Pasadena Police Officers Assn. v. City of Pasadena · 147 Cal. App. 3d 695
• Chapin v. City Commission · 307 P.2d 657
• Cloutier v. State · 42 A.3d 816
• Ass'n of Blue Collar Workers v. Wills · 187 Cal. App. 3d 780
• Pearl v. WCAB · 97 Cal. Rptr. 2d 411
• Allen v. City of Long Beach · 45 Cal. 2d 128
• Packer v. Board of Retirement · 35 Cal. 2d 212
• Dickey v. Retirement Board · 548 P.2d 689
• Lyon v. Flournoy · 271 Cal. App. 2d 774
• Holt v. Board of Police & Fire Pension Commissioners · 86 Cal. App. 2d 714
• Cal Fire Local 2881 v. California Public Employees' Retirement System · 7 Cal. App. 5th 115
• Wilmot v. Contra Costa Cnty. Employees' Ret. Ass'n · 240 Cal. Rptr. 3d 835
• Wallace v. City of Fresno · 42 Cal. 2d 180
• Bodle v. Bodle · 76 Cal. App. 3d 758
• Houghton v. City of Long Beach · 164 Cal. App. 2d 298

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