State Supreme Court / Cal.

Nichols v. Mitchell

Decided September 23, 1948. Homer R. Spence wrote the opinion for the court.

32 Cal. 2d 598 · Cited 147 times

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Precedents cited

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.

Williamson v. Kinney · 52 Cal. App. 2d 98
Hogevoll v. Hogevoll · 59 Cal. App. 2d 188
Wuest v. Wuest · 72 Cal. App. 2d 101
Ellis v. McDowell · 264 P. 743
Truelsen v. Nelson · 42 Cal. App. 2d 750
Grolemund v. Cafferata · 17 Cal. 2d 679
Raggio v. Mallory · 10 Cal. 2d 723
Stafford v. Martinoni · 221 P. 919
Fischer v. Keen · 43 Cal. App. 2d 244
Market Street Railway Co. v. George · 3 P.2d 41
Roberts v. Brae · 5 Cal. 2d 356
Bruggemeyer v. Zimmerman · 2 P.2d 534
Laherty v. Connell · 64 Cal. App. 2d 355
Moulton v. Moulton · 187 P. 421
Buehler v. Buehler · 73 Cal. App. 2d 472
Estate of Cronvall · 31 P.2d 372
Goucher v. Goucher · 255 P. 892
Estate of Kane · 80 Cal. App. 2d 256

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