Merritt v. Dito
Decided July 29, 2011. William R. McGuiness wrote the opinion for the court.
198 Cal. App. 4th 791 · Cited 60 times
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- In Re Estate of Lowrie · 12 Cal. Rptr. 3d 828
- Mycogen Corp. v. Monsanto Co. · 51 P.3d 297
- Schifando v. City of Los Angeles · 79 P.3d 569
- Molien v. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · 616 P.2d 813
- Moore v. Regents of University of California · 793 P.2d 479
- Carman v. Alvord · 644 P.2d 192
- Hartwell Corporation v. Superior Court · 38 P.3d 1098
- Swain v. California Casualty Insurance Co. · 120 Cal. Rptr. 2d 808
- Federation of Hillside & Canyon Associations v. City of Los Angeles · 24 Cal. Rptr. 3d 543
- Berri v. Superior Court · 43 Cal. 2d 856
- McClain v. Octagon Plaza, LLC · 71 Cal. Rptr. 3d 885
- Planning & Conservation League v. Castaic Lake Water Agency · 180 Cal. App. 4th 210
- Mendoza v. Town of Ross · 27 Cal. Rptr. 3d 452
- Walgreen Co. v. City and County of San Francisco · 185 Cal. App. 4th 424
- Gu v. BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC · 33 Cal. Rptr. 3d 617
- Davaloo v. State Farm Insurance · 37 Cal. Rptr. 3d 528
- Estate of Weber · 229 Cal. App. 3d 22
- Warfield v. Summerville Senior Living, Inc. · 69 Cal. Rptr. 3d 783
- Estate of O'Brien · 246 Cal. App. 2d 788
- Quick v. Pearson · 186 Cal. App. 4th 371
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- Hedwall v. PCMV, LLC · 231 Cal. Rptr. 3d 560
- Bank of America v. Mitchell · 204 Cal. App. 4th 1199
- Gillies v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. · 7 Cal. App. 5th 907
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