Lopez v. McDonald's Corp.

Decided July 9, 1987. Don Ross Work wrote the opinion for the court.

193 Cal. App. 3d 495 · Cited 82 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.

• Rowland v. Christian · 69 Cal. 2d 108
• Ballard v. Uribe · 715 P.2d 624
• Cohen v. Southland Corp. · 157 Cal. App. 3d 130
• Dillon v. Legg · 68 Cal. 2d 728
• Gomez v. Ticor · 145 Cal. App. 3d 622
• Lipson v. Superior Court · 644 P.2d 822
• Marois v. Royal Investigation & Patrol, Inc. · 162 Cal. App. 3d 193
• Weirum v. RKO General, Inc. · 539 P.2d 36
• Rodriguez v. Bethlehem Steel Corp. · 525 P.2d 669
• Taylor v. Centennial Bowl, Inc. · 416 P.2d 793
• Elam v. College Park Hospital · 132 Cal. App. 3d 332
• Gregorian v. National Convenience Stores, Inc. · 174 Cal. App. 3d 944
• Tarasoff v. Regents of University of California · 551 P.2d 334
• J'Aire Corp. v. Gregory · 598 P.2d 60
• Peterson v. San Francisco Community College District · 685 P.2d 1193
• Bullis v. Security Pacific National Bank · 582 P.2d 109
• Hedlund v. Superior Court · 669 P.2d 41
• Becker v. IRM Corp. · 698 P.2d 116
• Ferrell v. Southern Nevada Off-Road Enthusiasts, Ltd. · 147 Cal. App. 3d 309
• Davidson v. City of Westminster · 649 P.2d 894
• Thompson v. County of Alameda · 614 P.2d 728
• Stationers Corp. v. Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. · 62 Cal. 2d 412
• United States Liability Insurance v. Haidinger-Hayes, Inc. · 463 P.2d 770
• Bigbee v. Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. · 665 P.2d 947
• Coulter v. Superior Court · 577 P.2d 669

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