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McDowell v. Watson

Decided December 9, 1997. Art Wilkie McKinster wrote the opinion for the court.

59 Cal. App. 4th 1155 · Cited 75 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.

Levy v. Superior Court · 896 P.2d 171
Quintano v. Mercury Casualty Co. · 906 P.2d 1057
Crowley v. Katleman · 881 P.2d 1083
Morehart v. County of Santa Barbara · 872 P.2d 143
Slater v. Blackwood · 543 P.2d 593
Commodore Home Systems, Inc. v. Superior Court · 649 P.2d 912
Roberts v. City of Palmdale · 853 P.2d 496
People v. Belleci · 598 P.2d 473
Hutnick v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. · 763 P.2d 1326
Nickelsberg v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board · 814 P.2d 1328
Summers v. City of Cathedral City · 225 Cal. App. 3d 1047
Shell Oil Co. v. Richter · 52 Cal. App. 2d 164
Van De Kamp v. Gumbiner · 221 Cal. App. 3d 1260
City of Poway v. City of San Diego · 229 Cal. App. 3d 847
Smith v. Smith · 18 Cal. 2d 462
People v. Tabb · 228 Cal. App. 3d 1300
R & a Vending Services, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles · 172 Cal. App. 3d 1188
Williamson v. Pacific Greyhound Lines · 67 Cal. App. 2d 250
Kishida v. State of California · 229 Cal. App. 3d 329
Bank of the Orient v. Town of Tiburon · 220 Cal. App. 3d 992
People v. Edwards · 235 Cal. App. 3d 1700
Ideal Hardware & Supply Co. v. Department of Employment · 114 Cal. App. 2d 443
Jacobs, Malcolm & Burtt v. Voss · 33 Cal. App. 4th 1399
Tafoya v. Hastings College of Law · 191 Cal. App. 3d 437
Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Co. v. State Board of Equalization · 232 Cal. App. 3d 1048

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