State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Lafayette Morehouse, Inc. v. Chronicle Publishing Co.

Decided August 9, 1995. John Clinton Peterson wrote the opinion for the court.

37 Cal. App. 4th 855 · Cited 130 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.

Wilcox v. Superior Court · 27 Cal. App. 4th 809
American Bank & Trust Co. v. Community Hospital · 683 P.2d 670
Hak Fu Hung v. Wang · 8 Cal. App. 4th 908
Rojo v. Kliger · 801 P.2d 373
Fein v. Permanente Medical Group · 695 P.2d 665
Ornelas v. Randolph · 847 P.2d 560
Robertson v. Rodriguez · 36 Cal. App. 4th 347
Taxpayers to Limit Campaign Spending v. Fair Political Practices Commission · 799 P.2d 1220
Barme v. Wood · 689 P.2d 446
Rowe v. Superior Court · 15 Cal. App. 4th 1711
Walling v. Kimball · 17 Cal. 2d 364
Dixon v. Superior Court · 30 Cal. App. 4th 733
In Re Marriage of Behrens · 137 Cal. App. 3d 562
Looney v. SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES CTY. · 16 Cal. App. 4th 521
San Francisco Bay Guardian, Inc. v. SUPERIOR COURT OF CITY AND CTY. OF SAN FRANCISCO · 17 Cal. App. 4th 655
Roa v. Lodi Medical Group, Inc. · 695 P.2d 77
Aisenson v. American Broadcasting Co. · 220 Cal. App. 3d 146

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