State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Nightingale v. Hyundai Motor America

Decided April 25, 1999. Robert W. Merrill wrote the opinion for the court.

31 Cal. App. 4th 99 · Cited 78 times

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Levy v. Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. · 4 Cal. App. 4th 807
County of Kings v. Scott · 190 Cal. App. 2d 218

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