McDonald v. Shell Oil Co.

Decided July 1, 1955. Homer R. Spence wrote the opinion for the court.

44 Cal. 2d 785 · Cited 104 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.

• Green v. Soule · 78 P. 337
• S. A. Gerrard Co. v. Industrial Accident Commission · 17 Cal. 2d 411
• Huffman v. Lindquist · 234 P.2d 34
• Popejoy v. Hannon · 231 P.2d 484
• Callan v. Bull · 113 Cal. 593
• Biondini v. Amship Corp. · 81 Cal. App. 2d 751
• Moody v. Industrial Accident Commission · 269 P. 542
• Hard v. Hollywood Turf Club · 246 P.2d 716
• Snow v. Marian Realty Co. · 299 P. 720
• Martin v. Food MacHinery Corp. · 100 Cal. App. 2d 244
• Majors v. Connor · 121 P. 371
• Moran v. Zenith Oil Co. · 92 Cal. App. 2d 236
• Fay v. German Gen. Benevolent Soc'y · 124 P. 844
• La Malfa v. Piombo Bros. · 70 Cal. App. 2d 840
• Hargrave v. Acme Tool & Tester Co. · 125 Cal. App. 2d 34
• Austin v. Riverside Portland Cement Co. · 44 Cal. 2d 225

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