Kowis v. Howard

Decided November 5, 1992. Stanley Mosk wrote the opinion for the court.

838 P.2d 250 · Cited 291 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.

• Pigeon Point Ranch, Inc. v. Perot · 59 Cal. 2d 227
• People v. Medina · 492 P.2d 686
• McDonough v. Garrison · 68 Cal. App. 2d 318
• Palma v. U.S. Industrial Fasteners, Inc. · 36 Cal. 3d 171
• Richer v. Superior Court · 63 Cal. App. 3d 748
• Consumers Lobby Against Monopolies v. Public Utilities Commission · 603 P.2d 41
• Clemente v. State of California · 707 P.2d 818
• Moles v. Regents of University of California · 654 P.2d 740
• Hagan v. Superior Court · 57 Cal. 2d 767
• Friends of Mammoth v. Board of Supervisors · 502 P.2d 1049
• People v. Shuey · 533 P.2d 211
• People v. Brigham · 599 P.2d 100
• Bay Development, Ltd. v. Superior Court · 791 P.2d 290
• Carroll v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc. · 654 P.2d 775
• Searle v. Allstate Life Insurance · 696 P.2d 1308
• Price v. Civil Service Commission · 604 P.2d 1365
• San Diego County Department of Social Services v. Manuel A. · 226 Cal. App. 3d 1154
• England v. Hospital of the Good Samaritan · 14 Cal. 2d 791
• People v. Pacini · 120 Cal. App. 3d 877
• Funeral Dirs. Ass'n. v. Bd. of Funeral Dirs. & Embalmers · 22 Cal. 2d 104
• Asbestos Claims Facility v. Berry & Berry · 219 Cal. App. 3d 9
• Holliday v. Jones · 215 Cal. App. 3d 102
• Paradise Hills Associates v. Procel · 235 Cal. App. 3d 1528
• People v. Getty · 50 Cal. App. 3d 101
• Confidential, Inc. v. Superior Court · 157 Cal. App. 2d 75

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