Leaf v. City of San Mateo

Decided April 10, 1980. Jerome A. Smith wrote the opinion for the court.

104 Cal. App. 3d 398 · Cited 79 times

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• Oakes v. McCarthy Co. · 267 Cal. App. 2d 231
• Enfield v. Hunt · 91 Cal. App. 3d 417
• Neel v. Magana, Olney, Levy, Cathcart & Gelfand · 491 P.2d 421
• Regents of University of California v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. · 581 P.2d 197
• Sanchez v. South Hoover Hospital · 553 P.2d 1129
• G. D. Searle & Co. v. Superior Court · 49 Cal. App. 3d 22
• Saliter v. Pierce Brothers Mortuaries · 81 Cal. App. 3d 292
• Mehl v. People Ex Rel. Department of Public Works · 532 P.2d 489
• Nestle v. City of Santa Monica · 496 P.2d 480
• Aced v. Hobbs-Sesack Plumbing Co. · 55 Cal. 2d 573
• Casey v. Proctor · 378 P.2d 579
• Frustuck v. City of Fairfax · 212 Cal. App. 2d 345
• Bellman v. County of Contra Costa · 54 Cal. 2d 363
• Allred v. Bekins Wide World Van Services · 45 Cal. App. 3d 984
• Ash v. Mortensen · 24 Cal. 2d 654
• Moonie v. Lynch · 256 Cal. App. 2d 361
• Fowden v. Pacific Coast Steamship Co. · 86 P. 178
• Avner v. Longridge Estates · 272 Cal. App. 2d 607
• Lamoreux v. San Diego & Arizona Eastern Railway Co. · 48 Cal. 2d 617
• Warrington v. Charles Pfizer & Co. · 274 Cal. App. 2d 564
• Cain v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance · 62 Cal. App. 3d 310
• Seelenfreund v. Terminix of Northern California, Inc. · 84 Cal. App. 3d 133
• Skelly v. Richman · 10 Cal. App. 3d 844
• Helling v. Lew · 28 Cal. App. 3d 434
• Frederick v. Calbio Pharmaceuticals · 89 Cal. App. 3d 49

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