State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Lafayette Morehouse, Inc. v. Chronicle Publishing Co.

Decided November 7, 1995. John Clinton Peterson wrote the opinion for the court.

39 Cal. App. 4th 1379 · Cited 67 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.

Denham v. Superior Court · 468 P.2d 193
Rojo v. Kliger · 801 P.2d 373
Lennane v. Franchise Tax Board · 885 P.2d 976
Ornelas v. Randolph · 847 P.2d 560
Taxpayers to Limit Campaign Spending v. Fair Political Practices Commission · 799 P.2d 1220
Lafayette Morehouse, Inc. v. Chronicle Publishing Co. · 37 Cal. App. 4th 855
Downey Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Ohio Casualty Insurance · 189 Cal. App. 3d 1072
Perez v. Smith · 19 Cal. App. 4th 1595

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