State Supreme Court / Cal.

Nicholson v. City of Los Angeles

Decided February 20, 1936. Ira F. Thompson wrote the opinion for the court.

5 Cal. 2d 361 · Cited 73 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.

Rafferty v. City of Marysville · 280 P. 118
Ritter v. City of Shelton · 135 A. 535
Watson v. City of Alameda · 26 P.2d 286
Bennett v. Kings County · 12 P.2d 47
Wurzburger v. Nellis · 130 P. 1052
Boyce v. San Diego High School District · 10 P.2d 62
Kramer v. City of Los Angeles · 82 P. 334
Taylor v. Manson · 99 P. 410
Davanza v. City of Bridgeport · 170 A. 484

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Barone v. City of San Jose · 79 Cal. App. 3d 284
Peters v. City & County of San Francisco · 41 Cal. 2d 419
Palmer v. City of Long Beach · 33 Cal. 2d 134
Laurenzi v. Vranizan · 25 Cal. 2d 806
Gentekos v. City & County of San Francisco · 163 Cal. App. 2d 691
Ervin v. City of Los Angeles · 117 Cal. App. 2d 303
Stathoulis v. City of Montebello · 164 Cal. App. 4th 559
Rowan v. City & County of San Francisco · 244 Cal. App. 2d 308
Robson v. Union Pacific Railroad Co. · 70 Cal. App. 2d 759
Rodriguez v. City of Los Angeles · 215 Cal. App. 2d 463
Adams v. City of San Jose · 164 Cal. App. 2d 665
Fackrell v. City of San Diego · 26 Cal. 2d 196
Eastlick v. City of Los Angeles · 29 Cal. 2d 661
City of Phoenix v. Weedon · 226 P.2d 157
Garber v. City of Los Angeles · 226 Cal. App. 2d 349
Rodkey v. City of Escondido · 8 Cal. 2d 685
Meyer v. City of San Rafael · 22 Cal. App. 2d 46
Sheldon v. City of Los Angeles · 55 Cal. App. 2d 690
Owen v. City of Los Angeles · 82 Cal. App. 2d 933
Beck v. City of Palo Alto · 309 P.2d 125
Jones v. City of Los Angeles · 104 Cal. App. 2d 212
Graves v. Roman · 113 Cal. App. 2d 584

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