Matson v. Dvorak

Decided November 21, 1995. Arthur G. Scotland wrote the opinion for the court.

40 Cal. App. 4th 539 · Cited 65 times

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• McCoy v. Hearst Corp. · 727 P.2d 711
• Dixon v. Superior Court · 30 Cal. App. 4th 733
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• Wilcox v. Superior Court · 27 Cal. App. 4th 809
• Palermo v. Stockton Theatres, Inc. · 32 Cal. 2d 53
• People v. Broussard · 856 P.2d 1134
• Hak Fu Hung v. Wang · 8 Cal. App. 4th 908
• Aisenson v. American Broadcasting Co. · 220 Cal. App. 3d 146
• Stryker v. Republic Pictures Corp. · 108 Cal. App. 2d 191
• Jones v. Calder · 138 Cal. App. 3d 128
• Aquino v. Superior Court · 21 Cal. App. 4th 847
• Reed v. City and County of San Francisco · 10 Cal. App. 4th 572
• Anchor Casualty Co. v. Surety Bond Savings & Loan Ass'n · 204 Cal. App. 2d 175

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