Merenda v. Superior Court

Decided January 30, 1992. Robert Puglia wrote the opinion for the court.

3 Cal. App. 4th 1 · Cited 68 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.

• Molien v. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · 616 P.2d 813
• Crisci v. Security Insurance · 66 Cal. 2d 425
• Quezada v. Hart · 67 Cal. App. 3d 754
• Rowland v. Christian · 69 Cal. 2d 108
• Smith v. Lewis · 530 P.2d 589
• State Rubbish Collectors Ass'n v. Siliznoff · 240 P.2d 282
• Andalon v. Superior Court · 162 Cal. App. 3d 600
• Biakanja v. Irving · 49 Cal. 2d 647
• Christensen v. Superior Court · 820 P.2d 181
• Capelouto v. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · 500 P.2d 880
• Deevy v. Tassi · 21 Cal. 2d 109
• Acadia, California, Ltd. v. Herbert · 353 P.2d 294
• City of Salinas v. Souza & McCue Construction Co. · 66 Cal. 2d 217
• Holliday v. Jones · 215 Cal. App. 3d 102
• Granquist v. Sandberg · 219 Cal. App. 3d 181
• Palma v. U.S. Industrial Fasteners, Inc. · 36 Cal. 3d 171
• Thing v. La Chusa · 771 P.2d 814
• Merlo v. Standard Life & Accident Insurance · 59 Cal. App. 3d 5
• Blain v. Doctor's Co. · 222 Cal. App. 3d 1048
• Betts v. Allstate Insurance · 154 Cal. App. 3d 688
• Kornoff v. Kingsburg Cotton Oil Co. · 45 Cal. 2d 265
• Windeler v. Scheers Jewelers · 8 Cal. App. 3d 844
• City Products Corp. v. Globe Indemnity Co. · 88 Cal. App. 3d 31
• Herzog v. Grosso · 41 Cal. 2d 219
• Ebaugh v. Rabkin · 22 Cal. App. 3d 891

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