Miller v. McKinnon

Decided April 2, 1942. Jesse W. Carter wrote the opinion for the court.

20 Cal. 2d 83 · Cited 125 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.

• Reams v. Cooley · 152 P. 293
• Hansen v. Carr · 238 P. 1048
• Contra Costa Water Co. v. Breed · 73 P. 189
• County of Sacramento v. Southern Pacific Co. · 59 P. 568
• Osburn v. Stone · 150 P. 367
• Matthews v. Town of Livermore · 104 P. 303
• Los Angeles Dredging Co. v. City of Long Beach · 291 P. 839
• Santa Cruz Rock Pavement Co. v. Broderick · 113 Cal. 628
• Foxen v. City of Santa Barbara · 134 P. 1142
• Hughson v. Crane · 115 Cal. 404
• Miller v. Boyle · 184 P. 421
• Jones v. Southern Pacific Co. · 168 P. 586
• Briare v. Matthews · 258 P. 939
• County of Calaveras v. Poe · 140 P. 23
• Warren Brothers Co. v. Boyle · 183 P. 706
• Swasey v. County of Shasta · 74 P. 1031
• City Improvement Co. v. Broderick · 125 Cal. 139
• County of Santa Barbara v. Janssens · 169 P. 1025
• Reetz v. Kitch · 230 Wis. 1
• Clark v. Conley School District of Kern County · 261 P. 723
• Henry Cowell Lime & Cement Co. v. Williams · 189 P. 838
• Kline v. San Francisco Unified School District · 40 Cal. App. 2d 174
• Ethier v. Audette · 307 Mass. 111
• Gray v. White · 5 Cal. App. 2d 463

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• Konica Business MacHines U.S.A., Inc. v. Regents of the University of California · 206 Cal. App. 3d 449
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• North Bay Construction Inc. v. City of Petaluma · 49 Cal. Rptr. 3d 455
• County of Calaveras v. Calaveras County Water District · 184 Cal. App. 2d 276
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