State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Lucas v. County of Los Angeles

Decided July 9, 1996. Steven J. Stone wrote the opinion for the court.

47 Cal. App. 4th 277 · Cited 65 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.

Branson v. SUN-DIAMOND GROWERS OF CA. · 24 Cal. App. 4th 327
Watson v. State · 21 Cal. App. 4th 836
Merry v. Coast Community College District · 97 Cal. App. 3d 214
Koch v. Rodlin Enterprises · 223 Cal. App. 3d 1591
Gamble v. General Foods Corp. · 229 Cal. App. 3d 893
Irwin v. City of Hemet · 22 Cal. App. 4th 507
Ann M. v. Pacific Plaza Shopping Center · 863 P.2d 207
People v. Santamaria · 884 P.2d 81
Gikas v. Zolin · 863 P.2d 745
Walker v. Superior Court · 807 P.2d 418
Boccardo v. Safeway Stores, Inc. · 134 Cal. App. 3d 1037
Everly Enterprises Inc. v. Altman · 54 Cal. 2d 761
American Enterprise, Inc. v. Van Winkle · 39 Cal. 2d 210
Constance B. v. State Ex Rel. Department of Transportation · 178 Cal. App. 3d 200
Jackson v. Ryder Truck Rental, Inc. · 16 Cal. App. 4th 1830
Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. v. Superior Court · 200 Cal. App. 3d 272
Mattson v. City of Costa Mesa · 106 Cal. App. 3d 441
Clemens v. American Warranty Corp. · 193 Cal. App. 3d 444
In Re Marriage of Olsen · 24 Cal. App. 4th 1702
Victa v. Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc. · 19 Cal. App. 4th 454
Thai v. Stang · 214 Cal. App. 3d 1264
Castaneda v. Bornstein · 36 Cal. App. 4th 1818

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Coshow v. City of Escondido · 34 Cal. Rptr. 3d 19
WADDEKK & REED FINANCIAL, INC. v. Torchmark Corp. · 243 F. Supp. 2d 1232
Amtower v. Photon Dynamics, Inc. · 71 Cal. Rptr. 3d 361
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Key v. Tyler · 246 Cal. Rptr. 3d 224
Dep't of Forestry & Fire Prot. v. Howell · 226 Cal. Rptr. 3d 727
Burdette v. Carrier Corp. · 71 Cal. Rptr. 3d 185
Guerrero v. Cal. Dep't of Corr. & Rehab. · 239 Cal. Rptr. 3d 726
City of Simi Valley v. Superior Court · 4 Cal. Rptr. 3d 468
Weikel v. TCW Realty Fund II Holding Co. · 55 Cal. App. 4th 1234
Magana Cathcart McCarthy v. CB Richard Ellis, Inc. · 174 Cal. App. 4th 106
Ulloa v. McMillin Real Estate & Mortgage, Inc. · 57 Cal. Rptr. 3d 1
Southern California Stroke Rehabilitation Associates, Inc. v. Nautilus, Inc. · 782 F. Supp. 2d 1096
Rhoten v. Dickson · 192 P.3d 679
Weikel v. TCW Realty Fund II Holding Co. · 55 Cal. App. 2d 1234

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