State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Locke v. Warner Bros., Inc.

Decided August 26, 1997. Joan Dempsey Klein wrote the opinion for the court.

57 Cal. App. 4th 354 · Cited 69 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.

Kendall v. Ernest Pestana, Inc. · 709 P.2d 837
Third Story Music, Inc. v. Waits · 41 Cal. App. 4th 798
PMC, Inc. v. Saban Entertainment, Inc. · 45 Cal. App. 4th 579
Waller v. Truck Insurance Exchange, Inc. · 900 P.2d 619
Foley v. Interactive Data Corp. · 765 P.2d 373
Comunale v. Traders & General Insurance · 50 Cal. 2d 654
Rojo v. Kliger · 801 P.2d 373
Perdue v. Crocker National Bank · 702 P.2d 503
Tenzer v. Superscope, Inc. · 702 P.2d 212
Racine & Laramie, Ltd. v. Department of Parks & Recreation · 11 Cal. App. 4th 1026
Leslie G. v. Perry & Associates · 43 Cal. App. 4th 472
Mattei v. Hopper · 51 Cal. 2d 119
Tisher v. California Horse Racing Board · 231 Cal. App. 3d 349
Regency Outdoor Advertising, Inc. v. Carolina Lanes, Inc. · 31 Cal. App. 4th 1323
1119 DELAWARE v. Continental Land Title Co. · 16 Cal. App. 4th 992

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